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Police arrest 75-year-old man suspected of raping, killing woman in 1973 cold case

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Michael Eugene Mullen , 75 , was arrested for the murder of Nina "Nadine" Fischer, a Swedish national who was sexually assaulted and killed in her San Rafael , California , home in November 1973 .

Fischer 's 2-year-old daughter was in the home with no injuries.

The case went cold despite questioning movers and an assessor.

Decades later , in 2021 , the investigation was revitalized by the California Department of Justice .