Criminal Law
Untested DNA Leads to an Arrest in a Two-Decade Old Cold Case
A Mississippi man arrested in a nearly two-decade old cold case will have an initial court appearance Friday.
Frederick Fitzgerald Gandy, 55, of West Point, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with attempted murder, rape, burglary, and attempted armed robbery, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. He is being held in the Clay County Jail on a $950,000 bond.
The case stems from January 2003. The victim had urged the West Point Police Department to reopen the case. After COVID-19 further delayed the investigation, she asked again on April 5. Detective Ramirez Ivy took on the case.
