NASSAU COUNTY, New York -- Authorities on Long Island believe they have closed a murder case that had been open for more than 40 years.

In November 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared after she was fired from her job working the snack bar at Hot Skates, a roller rink in Lynbrook and, on Wednesday, the Nassau County district attorney's office charged a 63-year-old man, Richard Bilodeau, with second degree murder.

Fusco's body was found buried under leaves and shipping pallets. Police said she had been strangled, sexually assaulted and beaten.

The murder stunned her Nassau County community, especially when two other teens went missing in the same area, which became known as the Lynbrook Triangle, a local take on the Bermuda triangle, known for its disappearances.

Three men were

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