Fugitive tied to decades-old slaying of punk rocker roommate caught in tropical hot spot: feds

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A Michigan man on the run for over three decades after allegedly killing his punk-rock singer roommate has been captured, officials said. Richard Werstine, who also went by the name Joseph Alan Stavros, 56, was arrested in Panama City, Panama, in April, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. Werstine was sought by authorities for the alleged murder of his roommate, 23-year-old Rodney Barger, in Detroit on Sept. 15, 1993. At the time of his death, Barger was a vocalist for the punk band Cold as Life, according to the Detroit Metro Times. Richard Werstine is accused of killing his roommate, Rodney Barger, in Detroit, Mich., on Sept. 15, 1993. (U.S. Marshals Service) Federal authorities said Werstine was arrested just days after the alleged murder but failed to a