Suspect who sent anonymous tip to Alaska police charged with 1993 killing
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Christopher Popps, 54, was arrested in Michigan and charged with second-degree murder for the 1993 death of his co-worker Patrick Dearth in Alaska. The arrest followed an anonymous call from Popps that revealed the location of the victim's long-missing body. The case had been unsolved for over three decades.
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Christopher Popps was arrested in Michigan on a second-degree murder charge.
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Loaded language removed<p>Christopher Popps, 54, arrested in Michigan on second-degree murder charge in death of Patrick Dearth</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michigan">Michigan</a> man suspected of having murdered a co-worker in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska">Alaska</a> in 1993 was arrested recently after he called in what he intended to be an anonymous tip revealing where…
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Christopher Popps was arrested in Michigan on a second-degree murder charge.
The GuardianThe charge is for the death of Patrick Dearth.
The GuardianPopps called in an anonymous tip revealing the location of the victim's body.
The GuardianThe victim's body had been long missing.
The GuardianThe case had remained unsolved for more than three decades.
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