Identified! CT - East Haven, Frontage Rd behind former Bradlees store, WhtFem 18-28, UP10796, Wrapped in Paint-Spotted Tarp, Aug'75 - Patricia Meleady Newsome

[theshadow45]

Patricia was found 48 years ago today.

 

[chaddylex]

Crime Junkie's Podcast just released an episode about the identification of Patricia Newsom. A little background on trying to find out who the Jane Doe was and Patricia's sister looking for her. it's worth a listen

Crime Junkie Podcast

Ashley Flowers is the Founder and CFO of audiochuck. A media and podcast production company known for its standout content and storytelling.

crimejunkiepodcast.com

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Patricia’s birthday.

 

[HmmMysterious]

I still can't believe Patricia Newsome was this Jane Doe and vice versa. I wonder if she was actually living in Maine during the 2 years between her disappearance and death.

 

[dotr]

Apparently the family thinks SK Cottingham is responsible for the murder as per a fox news report, fwiw, imo.

 

[DS2021]

Apparently the family thinks SK Cottingham is responsible for the murder as per a fox news report, fwiw, imo.

We can link local fox outlets. Its just the actual fox news site we cant.

Letter to a killer: Relative of Connecticut cold case victim thinks Richard Cottingham killed her sister

Maryann Collette, the sister of Patricia Newsom, believes the ailing serial killer Richard Cottingham has answers.

www.fox61.com

 

[dotr]

Jul 25, 2024
'Maryann Collette, the sister of Patricia Newsom, believes the ailing serial killer Richard Cottingham has answers regarding Patricia's killing nearly a half-century ago. Maryann spoke recently with FOX61 reporter Matt Caron about her sister's death and a possible suspect, the notorious murderer.'

MSN

''That person is Richard Cottingham - a notorious American serial killer dubbed ‘"The torso killer". He was convicted of 16 murders across New England in the 1970’s. ''

“She was found fairly easily,” remarked Collette. “A trucker found her looking out the cab of his truck. Richard Cottingham has said that he would leave his victims where they would be found.”

 

[dotr]

By Lisa Backus,Staff WriterAug 2, 2024

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/patricia-newsom-east-haven-cold-case-murder-19615462.php

''EAST HAVEN — East Haven police Capt. Joseph Murgo and the sister of Patricia Newsom are seeking to talk to convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham about her decades-old murder.''

''The man who East Haven police long considered a suspect in the case, Glenn Askeborn, also known as Samantha Glenner, died in October 2022, Murgo said. He served prison time for a similar killing of a woman in Maine and was living in East Haven when Newsom's body was found, police said.''

 

[dotr]

Aug 6, 2024 EAST HAVEN
An unsolved murder from 1975 out of East Haven is taking new twists nearly 50 years later.