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Do you know who murdered Jeannette Christine DePalma in 1972?
In the late summer of 1972, the community of Springfield, New Jersey, was shaken by the mysterious death of 16-year-old Jeannette DePalma. On August 7th, the teenager left her home with the intention of taking a train to a friend's house, a journey from which she would never return. When she failed to arrive, her concerned parents filed a missing person's report, initiating a search that would end in tragedy six weeks later.
The grim discovery was made on September 19, 1972, when a local ...Read More
In the late summer of 1972, the community of Springfield, New Jersey, was shaken by the mysterious death of 16-year-old Jeannette DePalma. On August 7th, the teenager left her home with the intention of taking a train to a friend's house, a journey from which she would never return. When she failed to arrive, her concerned parents filed a missing person's report, initiating a search that would end in tragedy six weeks later.
The grim discovery was made on September 19, 1972, when a local ...Read More
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Jeannette DePalma
April 6, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Springfield
NJ
1972-09-19
1972-08-03
1972-09-19
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Jeannette DePalma
Jeannette
DePalma
Victim
11/18/2025
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I've been reading about Jeannette DePalma's case and something keeps sticking with me—the missing ... ...Read More
03/29/2023
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