Jan 31 2022 rbbm.
''COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Maria Honzell was just 14 years old when she was robbed of her future. The teen accepted a babysitting job at the apartments across from hers on North Nevada Avenue back in February of 1977. She never made it home.
The killer somehow made it into the apartment after Honzell put the kids to bed. Leaving no signs of forced entry or robbery, the unknown assailant stabbed Honzell dozens of times before leaving the apartment. Despite a handful of leads in the days following her death, nothing ever panned out. The case eventually went cold.''
Who murdered Maria Honzell? 1977 cold case remains unsolved (fox21news.com)
2019
''On February 7, 1977, Maria was babysitting two young boys at the Suncrest Apartments off North Nevada Avenue, which at the time was the north edge of town.
“Sometime between 9 p.m. that night and 11:15 p.m., when that woman returned home, the babysitter, identified as Maria Honzell, was murdered inside the home.” Somosky said.
Maria had been stabbed several times in the chest, and police said there were signs of sexual assault.
“There was evidence supporting that it was at least sexually motivated,” Somosky said.
“Based on the physical evidence at the scene, the lack of forced entry, we can kind of surmise that Maria probably knew her attacker, or at least felt comfortable enough or safe enough to at least answer the door,” Isham said.''
“It was a younger male, described a little bit older than the victim, but a white male, I believe with scruffy hair,” Isham said.
Police started looking at Maria’s friends, focusing on any boyfriends or romantic interests.
“Several suspects were identified,” Somosky said. “One was identified in Rhode Island after being arrested on a similar case where a young girl had been murdered. That person, based on the investigation, was placed in Colorado Springs at the time of Maria’s death, leaving shortly afterwards.”
''Detectives Somosky and Isham said a critical piece of DNA evidence was uploaded into the nationwide Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) a few years ago, and they’ve developed a suspect profile. Now, they are just waiting for a match.''
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