24-year-old Rita Curran is found violently murdered in her Burlington apartment. The second grade teacher had recently moved out of her parents' home to share an apartment with  three other roommates. Curran was working over the summer break as a maid while taking graduate courses.

Curran turns down a dinner invitation from her roommates, planning to spent the night in. When the roommates return home, they hang out in the living room for a time. When they turn in for the night, that's when Curran's badly beaten body is discovered. 

An intense investigation was launch, but no suspects were identified. For more than 50 years, the carefully preserved evidence offered no leads. Now, will new  technology provide answers.  

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Mary Campbell -Sister of Rita Curran  gofundme.com/f/give-back-for-rita
Matthew T. Mangino- Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"
Caryn Stark- Psychologist- Trauma and Crime expert- carynstark.com @carnpsych
Paul Szych [ZIKE]- Former Police Commander (Albuquerque, NM), APD Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit, Author: "Stop Him From KillingThem", StopHimFromKillingThem.com, Twitter: @WorkplaceThreat
CeCe Moore - Chief Genetic Genealogist, Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. Parabon.com, helped to solve Rita’s case  
Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen- Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School, former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   
Dave Mack- CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter

24-year-old Rita Curran is found violently murdered in her Burlington apartment. The second grade teacher had recently moved out of her parents' home to share an apartment with  three other roommates. Curran was working over the summer break as a maid while taking graduate courses.
Curran turns down a dinner invitation from her roommates, planning to spent the night in. When the roommates return home, they hang out in the living room for a time. When they turn in for the night, that's when Curran's badly beaten body is discovered. 
An intense investigation was launch, but no suspects were identified. For more than 50 years, the carefully preserved evidence offered no leads. Now, will new  technology provide answers.  
Joining Nancy Grace today:
<ul>
<li>Mary Campbell -Sister of Rita Curran  gofundme.com/f/give-back-for-rita</li>
<li>Matthew T. Mangino- Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States"</li>
<li>Caryn Stark- Psychologist- Trauma and Crime expert- carynstark.com @carnpsych</li>
<li>Paul Szych [ZIKE]- Former Police Commander (Albuquerque, NM), APD Domestic Violence and Stalking Unit, Author: "Stop Him From KillingThem", <a href="http://stophimfromkillingthem.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">StopHimFromKillingThem.com,</a> Twitter: @WorkplaceThreat</li>
<li>CeCe Moore - Chief Genetic Genealogist, Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. Parabon.com, helped to solve Rita’s case  </li>
<li>Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen- Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School, former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   </li>
<li>Dave Mack- CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter</li>
</ul>

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