OH - Cindy Beuerlein, 15, brutally murdered, West Chester, 13 June 1974

[mysteriew]

Info on the case:
The announcement of an arrest came 27 years to the day from when Beuerlein's body was found in a ditch in West Chester Township. She turned 15 three days before she died, Echarri reported.

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/819277/detail.html

The update: The judge declared Craft incompetent to stand trial. He will now return to prison where he will serve out the rest of a 25 year sentence. Craft is first eligible for parole in three years.

http://wkrc.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=B3DADE49-7991-4EDD-93EB-57476B3D8FF0

The history: If you watch the video at the wkrc link, they tell that in his trial for the murder of his wife in 1992, it took yrs to get him into court and he also claimed incompetence at time, though unsuccessfully.

 

[Kat]

http://www.butlersheriff.org/coldcase/solved.htm

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...Last week, Smith, along with his colleagues — Sheriff Richard K. Jones, County Prosecutor Robin Piper and assistant prosecutors Dan Eichel and Glen Rossi — celebrated the successful conviction of James E. Craft for the 1974 beating death of Princeton High School freshman Cynthia Beuerlein...

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/stor...erer-Loses-Appeal/uGaXzL1HVUec5SU0Q8jE5Q.cspx

Last Update: 8/14/2007 9:32 pm

...A convicted two time murderer has lost his appeal.
James Craft is serving a life sentence for killing 15-year-old Cindy Buerlein in West Chester in 1974.

That sentence is consecutive to the seven to 25 years he's serving for killing his wife 1988.
...

Rest in Peace Cindy.