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In 1954 two college students hiking by a creek outside Boulder, Colorado, discovered the body of a young woman. With no leads, she was buried as Jane Doe, the epitaph noting an approximate age of twenty. Decades later, historian Silvia Pettem joined forces with law enforcement and forensic specialists, initiating a meticulous investigation that resulted in the exhumation, identification of the victim, and the probable killer, Harvey Glatman.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Silvia Pettem
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