What the records say
- When
- 1997
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 41.62° N, 73.46° W
- Description
- 1997 murder of a 13-year-old girl in Connecticut, U.S
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Murder of Maryann Measles
1997 murder of a 13-year-old girl in Connecticut, U.S.
On October 19, 1997, 13-year-old Maryann Jeanine Measles was abducted from the parking lot of a New Milford, Connecticut shopping center, while waiting for her mother. A group of eight former friends planned and committed her murder. Her body was discovered in nearby Lake Lillinonah approximately nine months later. All eight individuals involved in the murder were charged.
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