Nearly 40 years after a young mother was beaten to death in her home, Florida police said a single phone call led them to a new suspect.

Melisa Ellison, 20, was found dead from blunt force trauma in her Jacksonville, Florida, home on December 28, 1987. Ellison’s roommates told investigators they checked on her after discovering her toddler crying in the living room. Police launched an investigation, but the case went cold.

Investigators said they found a new lead Wednesday when 70-year-old Gary Glowacz called the Clay County Sheriff’s Office dispatch and claimed he wanted to share information about Ellison’s death.

Glowacz was taken to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for an interview, and shortly afterward, he was booked into the Duval County Jail on murder and burglary charges, investigators announced Thursday. Details of the phone call were not released, and police did not provide why they moved swiftly to make the arrest.

“While his arrest cannot fill the enormous void left in the hearts of Melissa Ellison’s loved ones, I hope that this arrest is another step in the healing process. With accountability, we can define this heinous act for what it is: murder and burglary with a battery,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said at a press conference.

“Television shows condition us to believe that homicide cases that are not solved within the first 48 hours will not be solved. That is patently false,” he added.

Ellison’s daughter, Casie, who was just 13 months old at the time of the murder, said Glowacz’s arrest helped her to “see the world differently,” according to News4Jax.

“I know that it’s never going to bring my mom back, but it does have a ridiculous release of closure,” she added.

The state attorney’s office is handling the case, according to the sheriff, who said he could not share the details of how Glowacz was identified as a suspect.

“This arrest shows this agency’s unwavering commitment to stay the course and bring justice to victims and victims’ families,” he said.

Glowacz has a criminal history, including convictions in 1989 and 1996 for purchasing cocaine, according to News4Jax. He was also convicted of burglary in 1998 and pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in Clay County a decade ago.

He’s expected to appear in court on July 30, according to jail records. It’s unclear whether Glowacz has obtained an attorney to speak on his behalf.