Henderson Police arrest suspect in cold case murder from 2003

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – The Henderson Police Depart reported on Tuesday that they’ve arrested a man they believe killed a woman over 20 years ago.

The crime took place on September 4 ^th 2003 at an apartment complex on Gold Street, near Atlantic and Pacific Avenues. The woman, identified as 28-year-old Theresa Romano, died from blunt force trauma to the head.

The recently expanded Henderson Police Department Cold Case Unit, through continued investigation and updated DNA testing, identified the suspect in the investigation as 47-year-old Ricky Lee Trader.

On July 16th, Henderson Detectives took Trader into custody in Reno and booked him into the Washoe County Detention Center on one count of open murder.

Police have yet to release any more details about the arrest, or the findings that led them to Trader. More details are expected to be released in the coming days.