77-Year-Old Arrested for 1969 Murder of Nebraska Teen

Joseph Ambroz faces first-degree murder charges after new evidence is uncovered in a 55-year-old cold case.

Mary Kay Heese, 17, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a roadside ditch in 1969.
Joseph Ambroz was arrested in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and will be extradited to Nebraska for trial.
Investigators exhumed Heese's body in September, leading to new evidence implicating Ambroz.
Heese was last seen near her home in Wahoo, Nebraska, and was believed to have been chased and overpowered.
Over 700 individuals were investigated over the decades, with a tip line eventually leading to Ambroz's arrest.