A Georgia man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old cold case of the rape and murder of a young woman over 40 years ago, authorities announced.Freddie Lee Granger Jr., 68, is charged with one count of rape, malice murder, aggravated assault and two counts of felony murder stemming from the death of Sandra Kaye Davis, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).Davis was just 22 years old when authorities with the Waycross Police Department discovered her body next to a home on Kollock Street in Waycross on Sept. 1, 1984, officials said.LOVERS LANE MURDERS SUSPECT NABBED DECADES AFTER COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN CARAuthorities ultimately determined Davis had been strangled to death.Following the discovery, local officials requested that GBI assist with investigating the case.The case ultimately ran cold for several decades as authorities continued to investigate.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XNearly 42 years later, DNA technology linked Granger to Davis alleged killing, officials said.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERGranger was subsequently located and taken into custody on March 31, according to GBI.SEND US A TIP HEREHe was later booked into the Ware County Jail, authorities said.LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCASTThe Waycross Police Department, Ware County Sheriffs Office, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, and GBIs Cold Case Unit assisted the GBI Regional Investigative Office in both the investigation and arrest of Granger.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBThe investigation remains ongoing, with authorities asking anyone with information to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office at 912-389-401 or submit a tip online.