Texas Rangers solve 40-year-old cold case murder of Velma Nesset, suspect sentenced
On Wednesday, The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that Billy Wayne Ludwigson, 62, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual assault and murder of 64-year-old Velma Nesset in 1982. Investigators say that Nesset, an employee at the Permian Mall in Odessa usually walked to and from work.