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Stella Bolton
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A couple is found stabbed to death in their burned out home
The unsolved murder of 68-year-old Stella Bolton, along with her longtime friend James 'JJ' Moore, remains one of Portsmouth, New Hampshire's most baffling cold cases. On February 16, 1991, a fire broke out at their home on Rockhill Avenue, which firefighters were called to contain early that morning. However, the blaze revealed a more disturbing scene: both Bolton and Moore were found dead inside, not from the fire, but from multiple stab wounds. Authorities later determined that the fire had b ...Read More
The unsolved murder of 68-year-old Stella Bolton, along with her longtime friend James 'JJ' Moore, remains one of Portsmouth, New Hampshire's most baffling cold cases. On February 16, 1991, a fire broke out at their home on Rockhill Avenue, which firefighters were called to contain early that morning. However, the blaze revealed a more disturbing scene: both Bolton and Moore were found dead inside, not from the fire, but from multiple stab wounds. Authorities later determined that the fire had b ...Read More
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Stella Bolton
January 19, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Portsmouth
NH
1991-02-16
68
Stella
Bolton
11/04/2025
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I recently came across some information suggesting that a bloodied knife was found near the crime sc... ...Read More
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