'A resolution': Man charged with 1975 murder of woman found in Ontario river
CTV
An 81-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Tennessee woman whose remains were found in an Ontario river in 1975, police said Wednesday.
“Missing, but not forgotten.”
Those are the words inscribed on a headstone in memory of Jewell ‘Lalla’ Langford, a woman from Tennessee who was reported missing in April 1975.
For years, the mystery of what happened to Langford went unsolved.
On Wednesday, the Ontario Provincial Police were finally able to provide some answers.
In a media briefing, the provincial police force said it was able to identify Langford as the woman whose previously unidentified remains were found in the Nation River in eastern Ontario on May 3, 1975. The OPP has also laid a criminal charge in connection to the case.
Rodney Nichols, 81, a resident of Hollywood, Fla., has been charged with murder. The victim and accused were known to each other, according to police.
“Today, we can announce we have provided a resolution to her family and the communities in eastern Ontario that have lived with this unsolved investigation for over 47 years,” OPP Deputy Commissioner Marty Kearns said.