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Police have identified a man they say raped and murdered an 11-year-old girl in Fort Worth, bringing closure to a case that has tormented family and investigators for 36 years.
James Francis McNichols was identified as Julie Fuller’s killer using DNA technology, Fort Worth police said Friday. He is believed to have abducted the girl from an Arlington motel in 1983 but won’t face justice: He died in 2004.
David Sentendrey@DavidSFOX4TONIGHT: Julie Fuller (11-years old) was raped and killed back in 1983. Now, @fortworthpd believes it’s identified the killer — James Francis McNichols. Hear from the victim’s brother who was with her before she was kidnapped — on @FOX4 News after Thursday Night Football.
“Honestly, we’re glad he’s dead,” Julie’s older brother, Lee Fuller, told KDFW-TV (Fox 4), saying his parents would have found it too painful to confront the murderer at trial.