Police have made an arrest in connection with a murder case stemming back to 1979.

Catherine Walsh, 23, was strangled 33 years ago at her parents’ home in Monaca, police said.

Investigators said Walsh had been at a restaurant in Center Township the night before and that her parents found her on her bed at their home the next morning.

Police said a scarf had been tied around Walsh’s neck, and her hands were tied behind her back.

Overnight, jail officials said Gregory Scott Hopkins was arrested in connection with the case. He is being held in the Beaver County Jail.

No other details have been released at this time.

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