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A woman is found stabbed to death and floating in Captain's Pond
On a summer day in 1975, the quiet of Captain's Pond in Salem, New Hampshire, was broken by a grim discovery. The body of 27-year-old Melodie Stankiewicz, a white female from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was found floating in the water on June 30th. An investigation swiftly determined that her death was no accident; she had been the victim of a brutal homicide, having been stabbed 23 times in her chest and abdomen. The violent nature of the attack suggested a crime of intense fury, immediately laun ...Read More
On a summer day in 1975, the quiet of Captain's Pond in Salem, New Hampshire, was broken by a grim discovery. The body of 27-year-old Melodie Stankiewicz, a white female from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was found floating in the water on June 30th. An investigation swiftly determined that her death was no accident; she had been the victim of a brutal homicide, having been stabbed 23 times in her chest and abdomen. The violent nature of the attack suggested a crime of intense fury, immediately laun ...Read More
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Melodie Stankiewicz
December 12, 2022
Female
Salem
NH
1975-06-30
1975-06-30
27
Melodie
Stankiewicz
11/05/2025
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I've been digging into some older cases lately, and Melodie Stankiewicz's murder re... ...Read More
12/09/2023
I've been digging into some older cases lately, and Melodie Stankiewicz's murder re... ...Read More
12/09/2023
