The Bismarck Tribune via The Associated Press
SEATTLE — A tip generated by a deck of “cold case” playing cards has helped solve a killing that occurred more than three decades ago, investigators said.
A 57-year-old Seattle man was arrested Friday night at his home and booked for investigation of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Susan Schwarz, 22, who was killed in her home near Lynnwood, about 15 miles north of Seattle, on Oct. 22, 1979.
The cards, first circulated in 2008, offer rewards for information that helps solve the cold cases. Schwarz was the queen of hearts.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office declined to identify the suspect.
A month ago, a prison inmate reported the tip that led to the arrest after seeing Schwarz’s case on a playing card deck distributed by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office cold case team, Lt. Rob Palmer said in a statement.