One of the most brutal homicides of all time took place in Carbon County, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1976. Three suitcases were found under a bridge along the Lehigh River and they each contained the remains of an unidentified woman, who was believed to be between 16 and 22 years old. She had been strangled, shot in the neck, and dismembered. One of the suitcases contained her arms and legs, and her eyes, nose and breasts had also been removed. It’s estimated that the killer made a failed attempt to toss the suitcases into the river, causing two of them to break open on impact. As if the crime wasn’t vicious enough, the woman was also pregnant, as a full-term female fetus was also found amongst the remains. A potentially significant clue was some letters and numbers written in ink on the victim’s left hand (possibly a license plate number), but authorities were never able to figure out their meaning. Over thirty-five years later, the victim is buried in a grave under the name “Beth Doe”, but no one has ever been able to determine her identity or find out who killed her in such a cruel fashion
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:19:57 +0000
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