Police said Wednesday that 58-year-old Robert Baillie is suspected of killing Janet K. Conrad, who was found Dec. 3, 1976, in a laundry room of the hotel.
Investigators say a DNA analysis led to Baillie's arrest. He was already imprisoned in Canon City to serve a sentence for sexual assault. He was eligible for parole in January 2014.
It wasn't immediately known whether Baillie has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
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