Iowa cold case cracked more than 40 years after young man was killed following DNA breakthrough

Michael Schappert, 64, was arrested for the 1983 murder of Ronald Lee Novak in Iowa, utilizing DNA evidence after more than 40 years of investigation. Novak was found beaten and shot, with his hands bound, after an apparent robbery in his home. Schappert, identified through genetic genealogy techniques, is charged with first-degree murder and is awaiting extradition to Iowa, while authorities continue to seek additional suspects in the case.