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A 24-year-old teacher was murdered in 1971. DNA on a cigarette butt just solved the case.

Lilly St. Angelo, Burlington Free Press Comments Off on A 24-year-old teacher was murdered in 1971. DNA on a cigarette butt just solved the case.

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.

     
Lilly St. Angelo, Burlington Free Press
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