Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence

A 79-year-old Missouri antheral is accused of sidesplitting a pistillate successful her suburban Chicago location — a transgression that happened astir six decades ago

CREVE COEUR, Mo. -- A 79-year-old Missouri antheral is accused of sidesplitting a pistillate successful her suburban Chicago location — a transgression that happened astir six decades ago.

James Barbier was arrested Monday astatine his St. Louis County location and charged with first-degree execution successful the November 1966 decease of 18-year-old Karen Snider successful Cook County, Illinois.

The interruption came erstwhile constabulary reopened the acold lawsuit and sent humor grounds to a laboratory successful December 2022, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The humor matched Barbier's. Following his arrest, helium was extradited to Cook County.

The state's lawyer bureau said Barbier was released Thursday — prosecutors didn't question to support him successful jailhouse due to the fact that of his property and “physical infirmity.” He is prohibited from leaving Missouri oregon Illinois and was required to springiness up his passport and firearms. He faces different tribunal proceeding May 21.

It wasn't wide if Barbier had an attorney. Phone calls to his location connected Saturday went unanswered.

Snider's assemblage was recovered by her husband, Paul, connected the nighttime of Nov. 12, 1966, aft helium came location precocious to their location successful Calumet City, Illinois, prosecutors wrote successful tribunal documents. The couple's 2-month-old girl was successful a crib, unharmed.

Karen Snider was stabbed astir 125 times, according to the aesculapian examiner. Barbier, who worked with Paul Snider astatine a railroad yard, was arrested successful 1966 but ne'er charged. Authorities didn't accidental why.