Delores Young

Death by Force

In February 1965, 19-year-old African American female Delores Young was abducted from the streets of Benton Harbor, Michigan. Her disappearance occurred just nine days after another woman, 37-year-old Mary Jones, also African American, vanished following a night out at a local bar. Delores Young’s nude body was discovered on February 16 in the ruins of a burned-out house, a grim and disturbing scene that pointed to foul play. The cause of death was ruled as homicide, though the exact method wa ...Read More