Fremont County Makes Arrest in Homicide Cold Case

Posted by Dan R | Sep 11, 2020 | News, Secondary Lead

A DNA match has led to an arrest in a Fremont County homicide cold case.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office along with District Attorney Kaitlin Turner have announced the arrest of 46-year-old Matthew Allan Rodgers for the murder of 76-year-old Kenneth Orchard. Orchard’s body was found in a burning house in May of 2018.

Rodgers is being held in the Fremont County Detention Center without bond.

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