Shaun Ritterson Murder Unsolved

[Raq me darkly]

This story showed up in the Sunday paper two weeks ago. I have included links to the story from Phillyburbs.com June 2012.

Summary: Her mutilated body was found in 1977. She had been eviscerated and her body cavity stuffed with a towel. The case went cold and has recently been re-opened.

The killer mutilated her body in unimaginable ways and dumped her on a wooded hillside, leaving her partially hidden from the road that wound down from a church and cemetery at the top.

She lay, naked and face down, on a bed of dead leaves; crumbled bits of tanned vegetation tangled in her frizzy brown hair. There were two empty beer cans and a sunflower seed pouch ditched nearby; trash from another day. Her last day on the hillside was Sunday, June 12, 1977. It was a warm and clear day, with temperatures in the high 70s and a slight breeze blowing through the woods as the birds, squirrels and ants picked away at the world.

No one knew how long she lay there beneath the trees, her arms tucked against her body. It could have been just an hour, or 12 or even 36 hours before she was found.

The Girl on Church Hill part 1

The Girl on Church Hill part 2

The Girl on Church Hill part 3

The Girl on Church Hill part 4

The Girl on Church Hill part 5

Task force formed to solve decades-old murder

[TheDevilIsInTheDetails]

Thanks for sharing the links to this sad story. A few months ago I saw a blurb about the upcoming story (I've lived in Bucks County nearly all my life) and made a mental note to read it when it was published, then promptly forgot all about it.

I'm glad that the case has been brought to light again, someone should pay for this awful crime, though after all these years of living free, they won't pay anywhere near enough -- not that they ever do anyway.

[4Cats]

cold cases really depress me. the murdered, and someone getting away with murder.. the missing..and the families left behind