Decades after a double homicide case in Western Massachusetts went cold, an unexpected tip has led to an arrest, officials announced Wednesday.

A man has been arrested in connection with a 1978 double murder after investigators found his fingerprint on a decades-old taxi license application, authorities have said

An autopsy determined the cause of death for each victim was multiple gunshot wounds. Over the years, the print that was found was entered into the Massachusetts Automated Fingerprint Identification System (or AFIS) and manually compared to approximately 70,000 known fingerprint cards.

Authorities in Massachusetts said a 71-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murdering two people nearly 46 years ago, bringing a close to the cold case.

The man wanted in a 1978 double murder in West Springfield has been arrested thanks to a tip that led to new revelations in the cold case, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.

Police have made an arrest in the West Springfield murders of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish, who were found shot to death in 1978.

A fingerprint has led to the arrest of a Florida man in connection with the murders of Theresa Marcoux and Mark Harnish in West Springfield in 1978.

Authorities say they're one step closer to solving a decades-long cold case. Timothy Scott Joley, 71, has been arrested for the 1978 murders of Theresa Marcoux, 18, and Mark Harnish, 20.

A Florida man has been arrested in connection with a 1978 double murder in Massachusetts after investigators received fresh tip.