A man who is linked by DNA evidence to four cold-case killings of women dating as far back as 1980 made his first appearance in court for murder charges.
"Investigative and forensic work over decades connected these murders through DNA and linked them to suspect Billy Ray Richardson,'' according to a statement released by the Los Angeles Police Department after his arrest.
He is also facing a murder charge for the Dec. 31, 1995, slaying of Wilson, 28, whose throat had been slashed in North Park in Inglewood, according to the District Attorney's Office.
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