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Michael Schappert, 64, was arrested for the murder of Ronald Lee Novak, 24, who was brutally killed on Dec. 23, 1983, in rural Walker, Iowa, officials announced on Wednesday.
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Iowa murder case solved 40 years later: Police

Michael Schappert, 64, was arrested for the murder of Ronald Lee Novak, 24, who was brutally killed on Dec. 23, 1983, in rural Walker, Iowa, officials announced on Wednesday.

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