Dolores Penna Murdered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 17

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Do you know who murdered Dolores Della Penna in 1972?
Dolores Della Penna, a 17-year-old high school graduate, was abducted and brutally murdered in Philadelphia on July 11, 1972. Dolores disappeared late at night while she was just a short distance from her home in the Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. Earlier that day, she had been spending time with friends and had plans to start her studies to become an x-ray technician in the fall. She was last seen after taking a trolley home, where witnesses reported that she was attacked by a y ...Read More

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87. Accused: The Murder of Dolores Della Penna

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name

Dolores Penna

Case Added

November 23, 2022

gender

Female

race

Caucasian / White

city

Philadelphia

state

PA

Date of Death

1972-07-11

Date of Birth

1954-12-13

Age at Death

17

First Name

Dolores

Last Name

Penna

solved

No

Last Updated

10/29/2024

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Dolores Penna
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