Article: SLAYING SUSPECT ARRESTED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LEADS TO CAPTURE IN 1987 MURDER.(News)

Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer

A Social Security number tucked deep in an unsolved murder file led to the capture Tuesday of a 46-year-old New Orleans man who was wanted in connection with an 18-year-old strangulation slaying in North Hollywood.

A task force of U.S. marshals, Los Angeles Police Department officers and New Orleans police apprehended David Wayne Gormley as he left his house early Tuesday, just two blocks from the Crescent City's famous French Quarter.

``It's rewarding when an old case like that comes together,'' said Detective Mike Coffey of the LAPD's North Hollywood Division. ``Things turned out well.''

Gormley is ...

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