After nearly 45 years, a man was arrested for the murder of Garnet Elizabeth Griffith in Maryland, according to Annapolis Police. Her case had gone unsolved since 1989.

Police said 68-year-old William Cook Jr. was arrested on Oct. 9 at his home on West Washington Street in Annapolis. He is charged with murder, assault and rape in connection with Griffith's death, court records show.

Officers responded to Griffith's home on Kensington Way on Jan. 12, 1989, where she was found dead inside her home. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, she had injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.

According to our partners at the Baltimore Banner , Cook used to cut Griffith's grass when he was a teen. Police confronted him about the crime multiple times over the years, but Cook repe

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