Cold Case Breakthrough After 15 Years

After 15 years, Concord police have cracked a cold case from 2008 — arresting 43-year-old Johnny Steven Talbert in Washington for the murder and robbery at Sun Drop Bottling Company. The shooting killed office manager Donna Barnhardt and job applicant Darrell Noles. Despite a sketch and hundreds of tips, the case went cold — until new evidence surfaced in December, leading investigators to Talbert, who’s now in custody without bail while awaiting extradition. Families of the victims have been notified. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1b99bffe33090bf7