A gentleman serving daily life in jail for murder in Alabama was arraigned Thursday in Massachusetts on fees in connection with the rape and killing of a lady in a Boston resort 40 a long time ago.

Steven Fike was arraigned Thursday in Suffolk Top-quality Court right after his extradition from Alabama, Suffolk District Legal professional Kevin Hayden stated.

Fike pleaded not responsible to rape and initially-diploma murder fees in the March 1980 killing of Wendy Dansereau. He was requested held devoid of bail. His court docket-appointed legal professional could not right away be reached for comment Friday.

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Fike is serving a sentence of lifestyle with the risk of parole for a 1982 rape and murder in Alabama.

An Alabama male has been arraigned in the rape and murder of a Boston female in the 1980s.

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He was billed in Massachusetts in 2019 right after a sample of DNA collected in the course of the early stages of the investigation was entered into an FBI database and matched to Fike’s genetic profile, the district attorney’s office stated. Fike’s DNA had been entered into the database for the reason that of his conviction in Alabama.

An personnel of the Resort Diplomat in Boston’s South Conclusion learned Dansereau’s overall body on March 18, 1980. The 19-yr-previous had been sexually assaulted and strangled, authorities claimed.

Hayden's place of work mentioned the investigation gathered evidence demonstrating that Dansereau, who had engaged in sex perform, met Fike the prior night time, and Fike used a phony identify when he checked into the hotel with her.

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Fike returns to court docket Sept. 13 for a pre-demo hearing and his trial is presently scheduled to start off Dec. 5.