India, May 13 -- A fugitive from Michigan, who is accused of murdering his best friend and rock singer roommate, was apprehended after authorities discovered he had been living in Central America as a "ghost" for more than thirty years.

Richard Werstine, 56, was arrested at a dog park in Panama City on April 29, following a lengthy period on the run after the alleged murder of Rodney Barner, 23, the frontman of Cold as Life, inside their residence in Detroit on September 15, 1993, as per the US Marshals Service, according to NY Post.

Werstine, who had assumed various aliases, including Joseph Alan Stavros, was found with fraudulent identification and was only recognized after his fingerprints were scanned.

Barner, who was also known by...