Arrest made in 1972 Laramie murder

Laramie Police have made an arrest in a murder that happened more than 40 years ago.

Authorities announced Friday night that 61-year-old Lance David Bean has been arrested for the murder of Sharon Reher in 1972. Police have not said what led them to Bean and further DNA testing will be done. Reher’s relatives have been notified of the arrest.

Reher was found strangled with her throat slit in her home in April 1972. Reher had moved from Pine Bluffs to Laramie and was working as a bookkeeper. She attended Pine Bluffs High School and graduated in 1970. She had attended the University of Wyoming f...