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Rita Curran

Case from Burlington, VT dated Jul 20, 1971

Victim Details

Rita Curran

March 1, 2023

Female

White / Caucasian

Burlington

VT

1971-07-20

1971-07-20

24

Rita

Curran

yes

07/20/2026


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A woman discovers her roommate murdered
In the summer of 1971, Rita Curran, a 24-year-old Caucasian female, was embracing a new chapter of her life in Burlington, Vermont. A beloved second-grade teacher, she had moved out of her parents' home for the first time and was living in an apartment on Brookes Avenue with three roommates. During her summer break, she was taking graduate courses at the University of Vermont and working as a chambermaid at a local motel. In the late evening of July 19th, after attending a rehearsal with her bar ...
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