Larry Atkinson was taken out of a police precinct on Monday night and is facing multiple charges - accused of strangling two women to death.
The murders happened in February 1994 in Sharon and Sarah Roberts' Harlem apartment.
Police say they were able to finally make an arrest because of DNA found under Atkinson's fingernails.
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