Episode 152: Silent Evidence

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In the summer of 1971, twenty-four-year-old Rita Curran, a teacher in Burlington, Vermont, was discovered dead in her apartment by her roommates. Her murder would be one of Vermont’s most high-profile cold cases that remained unsolved for fifty years and only recently solved using new advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy. So, who killed Rita Curran and why?

References:

William DeRoos killed Rita Curran in Vermont in 1971: Police

After more than 50 years, Burlington police say they've solved the murder of Rita Curran | Vermont Public

Police Solve Rita Curran's 1971 Cold Case Murder Using Discarded Cigarette Butt | HuffPost Latest News

The 1971 Murder of Rita Curran: Solved After 50 Years Through DNA Technology | by Chelsea Queen | Medium

Rita Curran murder solved: What DNA on a cigarette butt showed after nearly 52 years

Rita Curran's Burlington VT unsolved murder: Killer William DeRoos

She Was Strangled in Her Bedroom with No Witnesses. Her Killer Was Just Steps Away

She Was Strangled in Her Bedroom with No Witnesses. Her Killer Was Just Steps Away

Rita Curran | Vermont State Police

Vermont teacher Rita Curran was murdered 52 years ago. A discarded cigarette butt just helped close the case. - CBS News

Murder of Vermont woman solved after more than 50 years using DNA found on a cigarette and the victim’s clothing | CNN

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