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Melodie Stankiewicz

Case from Salem, NH dated Jun 30, 1975

Victim Details

Melodie Stankiewicz

December 12, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Salem

NH

1975-06-30

1975-06-30

27

Melodie

Stankiewicz

07/05/2026


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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 ...
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  • Melodie Stankiewicz - New Hampshire Department of Justice - NH.gov
  • Investigation of Salem Cold Case 'Making Progress' - Patch
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