In January, police received a tip that Francisco Merino-Ojeda, 32, committed the cold case murder, and a DNA test linked the illegal alien to the crime.
Annan’s brutalized body was found in her bed on Sept. 23, 2004. She had been strangled to death.
Her home was located on Qunicy Road, near a day labor center, largely used by illegal aliens.
Merino-Ojeda worked as a landscaper in Reno, and was frequently seen at the center.
KCRA reported:
The victim’s parents, Steve and Cheryl Annan of South Lake Tahoe, California, attended the news conference and fielded questions from reporters. They praised police for the arrest and said the suspect deserves the death penalty.“A life for a life,” Cheryl Annan said.
Asked whether the arrest brings them closure, Steve Annan replied, “The idea of closure is not right. It’s a bogus concept. Closure is having your child come back to you.”
Annan worked as a teacher’s assistant at Golden Goose Preschool in Reno. She was a...
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