How Rita Curran's murder case was finally solved
Rita Curran, a 24-year-old Irish American woman from Vermont, was found murdered in her apartment in July 1971. Now more than fifty years after her death, her murder cold case has been solved.
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Rita Curran, a 24-year-old Irish American woman from Vermont, was found murdered in her apartment in July 1971. Now more than fifty years after her death, her murder cold case has been solved.
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Police in Vermont believe they’ve solved the decades-old murder of a teacher thanks to DNA found on a cigarette left at the crime scene.
Detectives say DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old US school teacher in 1971 points to an upstairs neighbour being responsible for her murder.
Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her in her apartment.