Police make arrest in 25-year-old cold case murder
Police say they have made an arrest in a 25-year-old cold case in Sunset Park. Police say they arrested 53-year-old Edwin Alcaide in connection with the death of 19-year-old Lissette Torres on New Year's
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Jul 20, 2012, 7:00 PM
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Updated 4,561 days ago
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Police say they have made an arrest in a 25-year-old cold case in Sunset Park.
Police say they arrested 53-year-old Edwin Alcaide in connection with the death of 19-year-old Lissette Torres on New Year's Day 1987.
Torres was found stabbed to death a short distance from her home at 797 Third Ave.
Police say that DNA evidence was used in connecting Alcaide with the murder.
Alcaide is charged with second-degree murder and is due in court tomorrow.
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