CHISHOLM, MN (KDAL) – The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Chisholm Police have made an arrest in the 1986 murder of Nancy Daugherty in Chisholm.
52 year old Michael Allan Carbo Jr. of Chisholm was taken into custody Wednesday and booked on probable cause 2nd degree murder.
The arrest was made following a match of DNA found at the crime scene with that of Carbo.
Nancy Daugherty was found dead inside her Chisholm home in July of 1986. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled, evidence indicated that a struggle had occurred both inside and outside the home.
BCA scientists obtained a full DNA suspect profile from bodily fluids found on the victim and at the scene but the case went cold when no matches were found in the criminal data base.
This year samples were submitted to a company that analyzes public genealogy databases to help law enforcement generate leads in cases. That search lead to Carbo as a potential suspect.
