40-year-old Virginia cold case finally cracked after new DNA leads to arrest in library worker’s savage slaying
A 40-year-old cold case in Virginia has been solved with the arrest of Charles Berry for the murder of Roberta Walls. Walls was found dead in 1986, and DNA evidence led to the identification of Berry as a suspect. He is currently awaiting extradition after being indicted by a grand jury.
- ▪Charles Berry, 66, was arrested in connection with the 1986 murder of Roberta Walls.
- ▪Walls was discovered with signs of trauma in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School.
- ▪DNA evidence from the case was used to create a composite image of a person of interest in 2017.
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US News 40-year-old Virginia cold case finally cracked after new DNA leads to arrest in library worker’s savage slaying By Julia Bonavita, Fox News Published May 20, 2026, 8:55 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Texas orders Muslim university in Dallas to shut down Influencer and her lawyer father arrested for alleged murder-for-hire plot Jeff Bezos calls Trump more 'mature' and disciplined in second term Nearly four decades to the exact date a 22-year-old Virginia woman was murdered, authorities have announced an arrest in the cold case.
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