62.Cold: Gail & Butchie Schultz

They were constant companions until the bitter, heartbreaking end.

18-year-old Gail Schultz and her 12-year-old brother Paul “Butchie” Schultz bundled up on March 7, 1953 and headed out for an afternoon walk. Gail, a recent high school graduate wanted nothing more than to spend time with her sibling who was born with special needs. But when the pair failed to return home after several hours, their worried father made a horrific discovery.

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Sources:

10 Mar 1953, 28 - The Plain Speaker at Newspapers.com

09 Mar 1953, 4 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

11 Mar 1953, 5 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

10 Mar 1953, 28 - The Plain Speaker at Newspapers.com

07 Apr 1954, 4 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

A Nazareth cold case: Who killed Gail and Butchie Schultz? (mcall.com)

Murders of young woman, brother a mystery 60 years later | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com

Nazareth Area High School class creates digital scrapbook in tribute to homicide victims - lehighvalleylive.com

Analysis: 32 years of U.S. filicide arrests | News from Brown

19 Mar 1953, 5 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

26 Mar 1954, 5 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

07 Mar 2010, 2 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

06 Mar 1988, 2 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com

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