Police say murder of young Vermont woman solved, 52 years on
Officials say DNA evidence led them to killer of Rita Curran, in case that baffled investigators and was formerly linked to Ted Bundy
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Officials say DNA evidence led them to killer of Rita Curran, in case that baffled investigators and was formerly linked to Ted Bundy
Rita Curran was violently killed in 1971. After 52 years, the case has finally been solved – with the help of DNA evidence found on a cigarette butt.
By identifying the killer's DNA on a cigarette butt left at the crime scene, police in the United States were able to solve a 52-year-old cold case murder of a schoolteacher.
Rita Curran was violently killed in 1971. After 52 years, the case has finally been solved – with the help of DNA evidence found on a cigarette butt.
The killing of the 24-year-old school teacher shocked the state, and became one of the most high-profile cold cases in Vermont’s recent history.