NH NH - Luella Blakeslee, 29, Hooksett, 4 July 1969

[Fede]

"Luella Blakeslee was last seen alive on July 4, 1969. A graduate of Pembroke Academy and the University of New Hampshire, she was a 29-year-old school teacher at Derryfield School, a private school in Manchester NH, and lived in Hooksett NH at the time of her disappearance. Her remains were found on May 9, 1998, in Hopkinton NH. She was a world traveler. The medical examiner ruled her death as "homicidal violence of an undetermined type."
When Luella's remains were identified, the Attorney General's Office issued a press release noting that at the time of her disappearance, suspicion focused on one of her acquaintances, Robert George Breest, who was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder for the New Hampshire death of Susan Randall. The Attorney General's Office noted that Breest remains a suspect in Luella's death. Breest has been eligible for release since July 16, 1995, but was still incarcerated for Randall's murder as of September 7, 2015."

Here are links to more info:
Kidnapping, Murder, and Mayhem: Another Unsolved New Hampshire Murder
Luella Blakeslee | Cold Case Unit | NH Department of Justice
New Hampshire unsolved case file: Luella Blakeslee

 

[Richard]

Luella Blakeslee

Year of Death or Disappearance: 1969
Body identified 1998

City/Town: Hopkinton
Status: Unsolved Homicide

Luella Blakeslee was last seen alive on July 4, 1969. She was a twenty-nine-year-old school teacher who lived in Hooksett, NH at the time of her disappearance. Her skeletal remains were found on May 9, 1998 in Hopkinton, NH.

The medical examiner ruled her death as "homicidal violence of an undetermined type." When Luella's remains were identified, the Attorney General's Office issued a news release noting that at the time of her disappearance, suspicion focused on one of her acquaintances, Robert G. Breest, who was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Susan Randall.

The Attorney General's Office noted that Breest remains a suspect in Luella's death. Breest is currently incarcerated in Massachusetts for Randall's murder.

LINK:
Luella Blakeslee | Cold Case Unit | NH Department of Justice



Robert George Breest

 

[Richard]

Is this case related?


Susan Randall, age 18, of Manchester, NH was killed in 1971. Her body was found in the Merrimack River in Concord.

Robert George Breest was convicted of her murder in 1973. He was an acquaintance of Luella Blakeslee. Could he have been responsible for her disappearance and murder?

LINK:
Four Decades and Counting: Family of N.H. Man Convicted of Murder Still Has Hope

 

[Richard]

Luella Blakeslee
The unsolved homicide of Luella Blakeslee.

Year of Death or Disappearance: 1969/1998
City/Town: Hopkinton
Status: Unsolved Homicide
Summary:
Luella Blakeslee was last seen alive on July 4, 1969. She was a twenty-nine-year-old school teacher who lived in Hooksett, NH at the time of her disappearance. Her skeletal remains were found on May 9, 1998 in Hopkinton, NH. The medical examiner ruled her death as "homicidal violence of an undetermined type."

When Luella's remains were identified, the Attorney General's Office issued a news release noting that at the time of her disappearance, suspicion focused on one of her acquaintances, Robert G. Breest, who was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder for the death of Susan Randall. The Attorney General's Office noted that Breest remains a suspect in Luella's death. Breest is currently incarcerated in Massachusetts for Randall's murder.

LINK:

Luella Blakeslee | Cold Case Unit | NH Department of Justice

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.

LINK:

Luella Marie “Lue” Blakeslee (1940-1969) - Find a...

Luella Blakeslee was last seen alive on July 4, 1969. A graduate of Pembroke Academy (valedictorian 1958) and the University of New Hampshire, she was a 29-year-old school teacher at Derryfield School, a private school in Manchester NH, and lived in Hooksett NH at the time of her disappearance...

www.findagrave.com

 

[dotr]

Noting this possibly associated thread..

NH - NH - Debra Horn, 11, Allenstown, 29 Jan 1969

I did not know the Horn family, but I did know some of their relatives. This case has haunted me for many years. Debra would now be 63-64 years old. She and my nephew were the same age when she was murdered. I just have had such strong feelings that the person who killed her knew her well. She...

www.websleuths.com

2023

Case of Hooksett teacher killed in 1969 remains cold

Luella Blakeslee, a 29-year-old teacher living in Hooksett, was last seen alive on July 4, 1969. Tips are needed in this case.

www.wmur.com

''The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has named Breest a suspect in the case.
Breest, who is now in his 70s, was convicted in the 1971 murder of Susan Randall. He is still in prison, but has been fighting to have his conviction overturned in recent years because of recent DNA testing.''