October 15, 2025
40-Year Mystery Cracked: Arrest Made in Girl’s Murder
Authorities Arrest 63-Year-Old in 1984 Cold Case Murder of 16-Year-Old Theresa Fusco After DNA Match They carried the weight of unanswered years, memories frozen in time, until a single discarded smoothie cup brought a long-sought breakthrough. On Wednesday, Nassau County prosecutors announced the arrest of 63-year-old Richard Bilodeau in connection with the 1984 rape and murder of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco — more than four decades after the young girl disappeared. Theresa had vanished on November 10, 1984, after leaving her job at Hot Skates roller rink in Lynbrook. Her body was discovered weeks later in a wooded area near where












