A teen goes missing; her body is found raped and strangled On a Sunday evening, November 21, 1971, 13-year-old Caucasian female Kathy Lynn Gloddy left her home in Franklin, New Hampshire, with her German Shepherd, Tasha, for a short walk to a nearby convenience store. After purchasing ice cream and potato sticks, she was seen near Franklin High School. Later that evening, her dog returned home alone, agitated and scratching at the door, signaling to the family that something was terribly wrong.
When Kathy failed to return, her family began a frantic search.
The following afternoon, November 22, 1971, Kathy's body was discovered in a wooded area off Webster Street, about three miles from her home. The scene was one of horrific violence; she had been beaten, sexually assaulted, strangled, and run over multiple times by a vehicle. An autopsy would later confirm that any of these injuries could have been fatal. The brutality of the crime sent shockwaves through the small community of Franklin.
The investigation into Kathy's murder has spanned decades and has been fraught with challenges, including rumored jurisdictional disputes between law enforcement agencies at the time. Over the years, several individuals have been identified as persons of interest. One such individual was Kenneth Bonefant, who was considered a suspect early in the investigation. Suspicion arose after it was discovered he had changed the tires on his car shortly after Kathy's body was found. Despite this, he was never charged, and some have speculated that his friendship with a local police officer may have played a role.
Another significant person of interest emerged in 2006 when Edward Dukette, a convicted sex offender with connections to the Gloddy family, walked into a Florida police station and confessed to being with Kathy on the day she was killed. Dukette had lived in the same building as the Gloddy family, and Kathy's sister had even babysat for him. However, parts of his confession did not align with the evidence, and he later recanted his story. Dukette passed away in 2009 without providing any further clarification. It has been suggested by some familiar with the case that more than one person may have been involved in the crime. To this day, no arrests have been made in the murder of Kathy Lynn Gloddy, and her case remains an unsolved homicide.
