The Carbon County, Utah, Sheriff’s Office has announced that Thomas Edward Egley of Rocky Ford, Colorado, has been arrested for the rape and murder of Loretta Jones that occurred in July 1970.

Sergeant David Brewer had reopened the now-46 year old case at the request of the family in 2009, and had recently obtained Egley’s confession to raping and killing Jones, as well as destroying evidence that would have linked him to the case.

Egley is awaiting extradition from Colorado to Utah to face charges.