Another decades-old Tacoma murder solved? Suspected killer of 12-year-old Michella Welch arrested

Michella Welch 1986 murdered Tacoma WA

NEWS from Tacoma WA

Possibly solving a second high-profile cold case murder in two months, Tacoma police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of killing 12-year-old Michella Welch more than three decades ago.

Officers booked Gary Charles Hartman, 66, into the Pierce County Jail just after 3:15 p.m. on suspicion of first-degree murder, jail records show. Prosecutors are expected to charge him Thursday.

Police declined to talk about the arrest or how they linked Hartman to Welch’s death. A news conference set for Friday is expected to provide answers.

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