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VVltMurder Still UnsolvedueLr.Betty Jane Kennedy Murder Case Is Just One Year Old This Week*Hagerstown's unsolved murder is one year old this week.Twelve months ago Thursday, the gar ruled, nearly m.de hody of Hetty .lane Kennedy. IS-ycar-old Mitchell avenue Kiri, was found along a lonely roarri near Rouzer-ville just over the line in Pennsvl-vania.The finding of the hodv of the girl who died of strangulation and a broken neck, resulted in immediate mobilization of police authors-ties in this area, and newspaper re* porters from towns and cities in surrounding states camped at city hall for day?, following developments.At first the brutal killing was thought to have been the work ofharl McFarland, condemned sex killer who had escaped front death row in District of Columbia jail « short, time before. This theorv was quickly proven false when McFarland was captured in another section of the country.Police veported soon after the hody was found along a cinder road that marks on the girl's body showed signs of a violent, struggle, and they thought the actual murder took place away from the place where the body was round. Articles of clothing and her other possessions were found during subsequent weeks in the general vicinity of the road near Rouzerville.Immediately after the slaying, and during the entire past year, numerous suspects were questioned by police., but in every case, they have been released with no formal charges being preferred.Captain Max. Rickard of ci|v police said last night that his force is still working on the case, but recalled that the girl's body was found in Pennsylvania, so prosecution Is up to Pennsylvania policeauthorities.
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Mon, Mar 31, 1947
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