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Suspect in 1975 Murder Case Will Appear in Court in June

Dennis Vasquez's preliminary trial has been rescheduled.

Dennis Vasquez, a gang member charged with the 1975 rape and murder of an 80-year-old Venice woman at her home, is now scheduled to appear in court in June.

Vasquez's pretrial hearing had been set for Tuesday.

Vasquez, 52, was arrested in September 2009. He was 16 when the crime was committed.

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Alice Lewis, 80, was raped and murdered in December 1975.

The preliminary hearing for Vasquez is now scheduled on June 12 at the Los Angeles Superior Court Airport Courthouse.

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