LAKE WALES, Fla. - More than four decades after a double murder in Lake Wales , a man that detectives say has been "living a seemingly normal life in Tampa," is now in custody.

Troy Thorne, 61, was indicted on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of arson for the murders of Harvey and Margaret Bolser.

The backstory:

On February 28, 1985, law enforcement found the two victims dead inside the Swan Apartments, which had also been set on fire. The Bolser's owned the building and were renting a unit to Thorne and another man, Samuel Jones.

Following the murders, both men became prime suspects and Lake Wales police say an intense manhunt began.

Both men were later arrested and Jones was sentenced to life in prison six months later. Thorne, however, avoided jail t

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