Authorities in Mesa County have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in connection with the 2007 kidnapping and slaying of a 34-year-old Grand Junction mother of three who was missing until her remains were found in 2012. Lester Ralph Jones, 63, of Grand Junction, who was long suspected of killing Paige Birgfeld, was arrested by deputies and investigators on Friday morning after a warrant for his arrest was issued.
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