An arrest has been made in a nearly two-decade-old cold case in Westport, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

The DA’s office said 62-year-old Simao Farias of New Bedford was arrested for the murder of 42-year-old Suzanna Alvarado.

Back on Oct. 17, 2005, her body was found on the side of the road on Route 88. The DA’s office said she was beaten and strangled to death.

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