NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD arrested on Monday a Queens man in connection with the murder -- more than 45 years ago -- of two female teenagers in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Ernest Broadnax, 80, who lives in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, was arrested by the NYPD's Cold Case Apprehension Squad, the New York Post reported.
He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of rape by Virginia Beach Police for the deaths of Lynn Seethaler and Janice Pietropola, both 19 at the time.
The Attorney General of Virginia has also confirmed Broadnax's arrest and said he is awaiting extradition to Virginia Beach.
According to the report, police in Virginia Beach and the Attorney's Office last year began to aggressively pursue a strong lead they received, which led to Broadnax being identified as the suspect.
The murders were a mystery for several years. Each murder was done differently, but the victims all looked the same.
On the city of Virginia Bach website, the police department's Cold Case Homicide Unit details the case: "On Saturday morning, June 30, 1973, the bodies of two white females, aged 19, were found brutally murdered in a motel cottage located at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Both girls were vacationing from the area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Virginia State Medical Examiner's Office has ruled these deaths as homicide. The cottage where this violent attack occurred has been destroyed and replaced with new motels and shops."
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