How DNA uncovered an Australian man who as a teenager growing up in Nebraska had killed both his parents in 1958
There was a shocking story on Fox News about a young Nebraska boy who murdered his mom and dad in the 1950s and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He and a fellow inmate would eventually escape, and the young man ended up in Australia where he successfully raised a family. It wasn’t until 2022 that DNA tests revealed his sordid past. Leslie Arnold was 16 years old when he shot his mother and father in 1958 after they changed their mind and would not allow him to use the family car to take his girlfriend to a drive-in movie. After killing his mother and father, Arnold took his girlfriend to the show, and later buried his mom and dad on their rural property. For over a week, Arnold acted as if everything was normal. He dropped his younger brother at a family friend’s place stating that his parents had to leave suddenly because of a family emergency and returned to school. However, it all fell apart when his Grandparents showed up at the family home …