Napa Police ID Suspect In Unsolved 1974 Bar Murder
“A man serving a life-term in a Colorado prison for killing a female hiker is a suspect in the unsolved slaying of a Napa bar employee in 1974, Napa police said. DNA links 70-year-old Roy A. Melanson, a drifter, to the July 10, 1974, stabbing murder and sexual assault of Anita Elizabeth Andrews, 51, at Fagiani’s Cocktail Lounge at 813 Main St. in Napa, Cmdr. Andy Lewis said in a news release. Andrews was working at her family’s bar the night she was killed.”
Roy A. Melanson
The case has been inactive for years until forensic evidence suitable for DNA research was collected. The results were entered into the Convicted Offender, Unsolved Crime Scene Evidence, or Missing Persons data bank for comparison with known offenders.
The DOJ is analyzing more evidence in the Andrews’ slaying and police are asking anyone with information about Mr. Melanson to call Detective Don Winegar at 1-707-258-7879 or e-mail him at dwinegar@cityofnapa.org, Lewis said.
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Categories: Cold Case News, Help the Cops!, Solved, Unsolved
Tags: Anita Elizabeth Andrews, DNA, Forensics, Napa Police