Dolores Della Penna

Dolores Della Penna (December 13, 1954 – July 12, 1972) was a school girl from Philadelphia who was tortured, murdered by dismemberment, and beheaded in the Kensington neighborhood in July, 1972.[1][2]

Dolores Della Penna
Born(1954-12-13)December 13, 1954
DiedJuly 12, 1972 (aged 17)
Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of deathDismemberment
NationalityAmerican
OccupationStudent
Known forMurder victim

Disappearance

Shortly before midnight on July 11, 1972, Della Penna was abducted from her home in Philadelphia. Witnesses later informed the police that they had seen her beaten and dragged, while she was unconscious, into a car. Della Penna's torso and arms were later located in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Her legs were found in adjacent Manchester Township, New Jersey. Her head was never recovered and her murder remains unsolved.

Investigation and aftermath

Her fingertips had been severed from her hands to prevent the police from identifying her. Their reports state that Della Penna was killed by drug dealers who thought that her boyfriend had stolen drugs from them. The crime remains unsolved, and is hotly debated online.[3]

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See also

References
  1. Terry, Robert J. (July 10, 1996). "Gory Killing of '72 Solved, Sources Say Arrests Sought In Case That Obsessed Police". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. "Dead End at Toms River: A Bizarre Murder Mystery". Maury Z. Levy: Greatest Hits, Volume One. February 2, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. "UNSOLVED HOMICIDES & MISSING PERSON CASES". Missing Persons & Unsolved Crimes & Doe's. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
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