A North Carolina man was arrested after DNA evidence linked him to the death of his girlfriend six years ago.
Roger Lee Martin, 41, was taken into custody Monday by Asheboro Police and was charged with the murder of his then girlfriend Nova 'Nikki' Robinson in 2013.
Martin had called police that year in January and said his girlfriend of eight years was dead, according to Asheboro police.
In a disturbing 911 call, Martin told operators that he did not know 'who would want to hurt her' and that she had a hole in her throat.
Roger Martin, 41, (left) has been charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, Nova Robinson, (right), in 2016. Police say DNA testing led to the arrest
Officers responded to the home at 302 Cherokee St. and found Martin holding Robinson as she lay on the floor in a pool of blood.
Investigators claimed that Martin could not give coherent responses to the questions they had surrounding the case but nothing led to an arrest until now.
Asheboro Police Department said in a news release: 'Advanced DNA testing enabled our detectives to satisfy all open questions that they had surrounding the investigation.
'We are completely satisfied without question that Roger Martin killed his then girlfriend Nova 'Nikki' Robinson.'
Robinson was a mother-of-two and was studying at Randolph Community College to become a registered nurse.
Her family claim that there were no signs of violence between the pair but they always believed Martin was responsible. An autopsy report revealed that she was stabbed at least 10 times across her upper body, including her face, neck and arms.
Angela Jackson, Robinson's mother, told FOX8 that she will never have closure over the
