The sex-toy obsessed co-worker of a homeless advocate who was found brutally murdered almost a decade ago has been arrested over the cold case killing.

Danette Webb, 53, was discovered naked and bound with duct tape over her hands, feet and mouth at her Albuquerque home in 2014

Her murder baffled detectives but on Friday police in New Mexico revealed they had charged a suspect, Lance Beaton, 59.

Beaton was Webb’s former colleague at Noonday Ministries and was accused of the violent killing after DNA evidence linked him to the scene, cops said.

‘He deserves to suffer every single day of his remaining life,’ Webb’s former partner Suzan Hagler told the Albuquerque Journal, though she admitted the emergence of a suspect was of some relief.

Police said they have finally solved the cold case murder of homeless advocate Danette Webb, 53, who was brutally murdered and bound with duct tape at her Albuquerque home 

Lance Beaton, 59, was charged with an open count of murder over the 2014 killing. Cops said he previously stalked an ex-girlfriend and stole sex toys from her home

Beaton was believed to have been stalking Webb and it is thought he had made a copy of her house key and using it to enter her home believing she would be out of town, the outlet reports.

He was previously accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend in a similar manner, using a copied key to access her property and making off with sex toys, condoms and underwear.

Following his arrest, a search uncovered the toys, which cops said were likely ‘trophies’ as well as a roll of duct tape.

Webb’s friends told investigators she had been afraid someone was breaking into her home and ‘moving things around’, according to a criminal complaint. 

Police said Beaton likely killed her after becoming startled when realizing she was not away as he thought and an altercation ensued.

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The beloved volunteer was found dead on June 27, 2014 after co-workers at the NGO raised concerns when she didn’t show up for work. 

An exact cause of death was not immediately determined, though her ribs had been broken and cops suspected foul play immediately. 

‘Detectives had few leads over the years, but they developed a lead this year that led to a suspect who also worked with Webb at Noonday in the past,’ Gilbert Gallegos, APD spokesman, said in a release. 

Webb had told friends she was fearful someone might have broken into her home and moved her things around before she was killed, according to a criminal complaint

Beaton was charged after returning a positive match for DNA evidence. Police later found sex toys and duct tape at his home.

He added that Beaton was arrested after being interviewed by the FBI. During the conversation he stated he was not close with Webb, but was able to divulge a lot of details about her life including about her pets and her dating history.

The agency was granted a warrant to obtain a DNA sample after he initially refused to provide one, stating he was wary of law enforcement.

He returned a positive match for DNA evidence recovered at the scene, according to police. 

Hagler described Webb as, ‘the most loving, caring, generous, compassionate person I’ve ever known’.

‘She had a huge heart for every body,’ she added. ‘I was in a horrible place when she was murdered for a very long time.

‘Now it’s just bringing up fresh feelings of hurt and anger and sadness and grief.’