DNA leads to arrest in 1986 murder cold case

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /*San Bernardino County*/ sheriff's officials arrested 50-year-old Frank Escalante for the murder of Florene Current.

Current was found dead in her home, a victim of murder and sexual assault.

No one was ever arrested, until now.

Last January, detectives submitted cold cases to be examined for /*DNA*/.

On Thursday, a match came back, and they arrested Escalante on Friday.

Anyone with information on the murder is urged to call the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department at (909) 387-3589.

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