104.Murdered: Mary Ann Pryor & Lorraine Kelly
On August 9th, 1974, 2 teenagers on their way to a New Jersey mall went missing.
17-year-old Mary Ann Pryor and 16-year-old Lorraine Kelly were best friends, savoring the last days of summer break. They should have been heading into their senior year; older, sunburned, and full of plans.
They never got that chance.
Five days after they went missing, their bodies were discovered miles from where they were last seen. What happened to them left lasting wounds for their families and their community.
Decades passed with no major suspects, and the double homicide became one of New Jersey’s oldest cold cases. “It’ll never get solved”, many thought. It had simply been too long.
This is Mary Ann’s & Lorraine’s story.
Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of graphic violence. Listener discretion is advised.
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Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, & produced by Dawn Cate
Music by Tymur Khakimov from Pixabay
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All sources are listed on the website, under each episode description.
Thank you to Dr. Peter Vronsky for lending his expertise and for helping to facilitate the closure of Mary Ann’s and Lorraine’s cases. Thank you to Jennifer Weiss, late daughter of victim Deedeh Goodarzi. And thank you to Robert Anzilotti.
SOURCES:
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (documentary)
Passaic, New Jersey · Sunday, May 02, 2021
The New York Times
12/25/56
Page 1
Hackensack, New Jersey · Thursday, August 22, 1974
1974 Double Murder of North Bergen Teenagers Solved - Hudson TV
New Jersey ‘Torso Killer’ admits he tied up, raped, drowned teens in 1974
Gloucester County Times
Wed, Aug 14, 1974 ·Page 2
The Record
Thu, Sep 02, 1976 ·
Page 4
The News
Wed, Jun 16, 1976 ·
Page 38
The News
Thu, Feb 27, 1975 ·Page 13
The Jersey Journal
Sat, May 24, 1980 ·
Page 29
The Star-Ledger
Wed, Aug 14, 1974 ·Page 13
Torso Killer: Ailing Richard Cottingham Confesses to More Murders
Cold Cases Unsolved New Jersey Girl Murders 1960-1980
The Record
Thu, Aug 15, 1974 ·Page 1
Asbury Park Press
Wed, Aug 14, 1974 ·Page 10
The Record
Thu, Aug 15, 1974 ·Page 1
The Star-Ledger
Sat, Aug 17, 1974 ·Page 5
The Jersey Journal
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 ·Page 4
https://www.nj.com/hudson/2009/10/post_28.html
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