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Sandra Hedler

Case from New Haven, CT dated Aug 12, 1970

Victim Details

Sandra Hedler

Female

New Haven

CT

1970-08-12

15

Sandra

Hedler

07/10/2026

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On a summer day in August of 1970, the life of 15-year-old Sandra Hedler was tragically cut short in New Haven, Connecticut. On August 12th, Sandra, along with two other residents of the New Haven Regional Center, 23-year-old Donna Schlitter and 20-year-old William White, were brutally attacked in West Rock Park. All three were developmentally disabled.

Later that same day, the bodies of Sandra and Donna were discovered behind a ventilator shaft in a tunnel within the park. They had been ...
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