Summary
Authorities arrested Robert McCaffrey in North Carolina for the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride in New Jersey. Advances in DNA technology helped solve this 36-year-old case, connecting it to McCaffrey, whose wife remains missing since 2012.
Key Facts
- Robert McCaffrey was arrested for the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride.
- The arrest happened in Manteo, North Carolina.
- McCaffrey is facing charges of murder, kidnapping, and burglary.
- Lisa Marie McBride went missing in June 1990, and her body was found in October 1990.
- Advances in DNA technology led to McCaffrey being identified as a suspect.
- McCaffrey's wife, Marjorie “Gayle” McCaffrey, went missing in 2012, and her case is being treated as a homicide.
- McCaffrey had been previously charged for obstruction of justice related to his wife's disappearance.
- McCaffrey awaits extradition to New Jersey to face charges.
