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Arrest Made in 2005 Bronx Cold Case Murder Through DNA Evidence

James Devore, ex-boyfriend of victim Erica Robertson, charged after nearly two decades

  • DNA from under the victim's fingernail led to the arrest of James Devore.
  • Erica Robertson was found stabbed to death in her Bronx apartment by her daughter.
  • Robertson was preparing a Thanksgiving dinner when she was killed.
  • Devore was arrested in Ohio and extradited to New York.
  • Family members had long suspected Devore of the murder.
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