October 10th 2023.
Noelle Russo was a former beauty queen and a one-time teen-age beauty princess who made headlines when she won Miss Burlingame at the age of 16 in 1962. She grew up in San Mateo County, California, and was described by the Press Democrat as a "one-time teen-age beauty princess".
Russo had married and divorced twice and had one son. She was last seen on June 24, 1983 after getting into a fight with her boyfriend and going to stay with a friend in Santa Rosa. That night, her friend drove her to Courthouse Square to catch a bus back home. She never made it back.
A few days later, a young boy stumbled into Russo's body behind a real estate office in an unincorporated part of Rohnert Park. Russo was found naked and beaten to death near Sonoma State University.
Over the years, investigators had gathered a significant amount of evidence and had persons of interest, but took no one into custody. That is, until last Tuesday, when police arrested one of the original persons of interest, Alfredo Carretero Jr. Carretero, 65, of Lakeport, was positively identified as a suspect in Russo's murder based on DNA and other evidence. He has been charged with murder and is being held at the Main Adult Detention Facility with no bail.
If and how Carretero knew Russo has not been disclosed. He is scheduled to appear in court on October 18. Anyone with information on the cold case murder is asked to contact the sheriff's office.
Noelle Russo's disappearance and her tragic death four decades ago remain unsolved until now. It is hoped that with the arrest of Carretero, justice will finally be served.
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