> On October 6th — 41 years after Hillary was murdered — Morton was arrested and charged with her murder. He's being held without bail and has not been convicted. > > All because investigators never gave up on the evidence Hillary left behind. 🕊️ #TrueCrime #ColdCase #truecrimetok #dna #crimejunkie - @beyondthecaseofficial"/>
> On October 6th — 41 years after Hillary was murdered — Morton was arrested and charged with her murder. He's being held without bail and has not been convicted. > > All because investigators never gave up on the evidence Hillary left behind. 🕊️ #TrueCrime #ColdCase #truecrimetok #dna #crimejunkie - @beyondthecaseofficial - Tikwm"/>
> On October 6th — 41 years after Hillary was murdered — Morton was arrested and charged with her murder. He's being held without bail and has not been convicted. > > All because investigators never gave up on the evidence Hillary left behind. 🕊️ #TrueCrime #ColdCase #truecrimetok #dna #crimejunkie - @beyondthecaseofficial"/>
@beyondthecaseofficial: > He got away with murder for 41 years then allegedly left his DNA on a water bottle at a concert. Was that genius police work or just a lucky break? 👇 > > In May of 1985, 22-year-old Hillary Hellewell was found strangled on a sidewalk in Newport, Rhode Island. Investigators preserved DNA from her clothing, but the technology to identify anyone didn't exist yet. A CODIS upload in 2004 gave no match for over 20 years. > > In 2023, the case was reopened. Forensic genealogy led detectives to 61-year-old William "Billy" Morton — but they needed his DNA. So this August, they followed him to a concert, watched him leave a water bottle behind, and grabbed it. Prosecutors say the DNA matched the 1985 evidence. > > On October 6th — 41 years after Hillary was murdered — Morton was arrested and charged with her murder. He's being held without bail and has not been convicted. > > All because investigators never gave up on the evidence Hillary left behind. 🕊️ #TrueCrime #ColdCase #truecrimetok #dna #crimejunkie
