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Felix Vail faces trial in the oldest prosecution of a serial-killer suspect in U.S. History
Mississippi native Felix Vail is charged in the 1962 death of his first wife, and authorities suspect he is connected to the disappearances of two other women. Vail goes on trial Aug. 8 in Lake Charles, La. - the oldest prosecution of a serial-killer suspect in U.S. History. "Gone," a nine-part USA TODAY NETWORK investigation, tells the story of Vail and the people whose paths he crossed. Follow our coverage as the story unfolds at gone.usatoday.com and watch our investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell on ABC's 20/20 tonight at 9 CT/10 ET. Ref. USAToday.
You have to remember that the statue of limitations never expire for murder. Granted sometimes it can take a few years as in this case quite a few years but sooner or later something will break and all the pieces fall into place and you get the person who did it and can take them to trial.