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Suspect linked to 1983 Linn County homicide by DNA
Michael S. Schappert of Oregon faces a first degree murder charge in Ronald Novak's 1983 death north of Center Point. A criminal complaint details blood evidence, a bent hammer, a golf club, and socks with male DNA linking Schappert to the scene and confirming his Iowa presence in late 1983. The case remains open with possible additional involvement.
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Linn County
Ronald Novak
Center Point
Michael S. Schappert
Fairview
Ore
Ronald Lee Novak
Schappert
Oregon
Iowa
Novak
Division of Criminal Investigation Crime Lab
DCI
Sheriff's Office
DNA Labs International
Parabon Nanolabs
Parabon
Multnomah County
Pert
Schappert’s
Ron Novak
Linn
Brian Gardner