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Mary Elizabeth Critchley

Case from Unity, VT dated Jul 25, 1981

Victim Details

Mary Elizabeth Critchley

Female

White / Caucasian

Unity

VT

1981-07-25

37

Mary

Elizabeth Critchley

07/05/2026

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On a summer day, July 25, 1981, 37-year-old Mary Elizabeth Critchley, a White female, embarked on a journey that would tragically be her last. A student at the University of Vermont, she was dropped off by a friend near exit 13 of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham, Massachusetts. Her plan was to hitchhike to Waterbury, Vermont, where she was residing with a friend. This was the last time she was seen alive.

For weeks, her whereabouts remained a mystery. Then, on August 9, 1981, her ...
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  • NH unsolved case file: Death of Mary Elizabeth Critchley - WMUR
  • Mary Elizabeth Critchley - Invisible Tears Podcast
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