ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Suffolk County, MA
Merle Jessup — Unsolved Homicide (1968)
Merle Jessup was killed near the quarry in Suffolk County, MA in 1968. The death was ruled a homicide caused by stab wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1968
A body was found at the quarry; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1969
Evidence was re-submitted to the state lab; results were inconclusive.
- 1977
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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