Murder of Dolores Della Penna
- Year
- 1972
- Where
- New Jersey
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
The murder of Dolores Della Penna is an unsolved murder case dating from July 1972 in which a 17-year-old high school graduate was abducted, tortured, murdered and dismembered by an unknown number of individuals in Kensington, Philadelphia. Her dismembered torso, arms and legs were later discovered in New Jersey, although her head has never been found. Although the motive for Della Penna's abduction and murder…
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