<description>&lt;p&gt;Mary Theresa Simpson, 12, vanished when she was walking home from a relative's home in March 1964, in Elmira, New York.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Her beaten and abused body was found four days later, in a wooded area in Southport.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back in time to discover what happened to Mary Simpson and why police could not find a suspect to arrest, and charge with the rape and murder of a little girl.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;They also discuss how, after 60 years, the case was broken wide open due to great police work in 1964. Coupled with exceptional &lt;a href="https://dnasolves.com/articles/elmira-police-department-fbi-1964-mary-theresa-simpson/"&gt;science work by Othram&lt;/a&gt;, a suspect has been named after 60 years of questions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Another cold case thawed by &lt;a href="http://www.dnasolves.com"&gt;www.dnasolves.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcribe Highlights&lt;br&gt;00:03.38 Introduction&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:03.48 Cold Cases - Time Marches On&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;04:51.96 March 19, 1964 Mary Simpson, 12, vanishes&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;10:27.83 Suspect jammed twigs, grass, dirt into Mary;s mouth&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;15:06.68 Area has not changed much since 1964&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;20:18.94 Targeting of individuals&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;25:06.14 Subject would have known where they were going&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;30:06.65 Othram can begin a case with $7,500&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;36:17.78 Teaching students to triangulate a scene&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;41:28.48 Conclusion&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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COLD CASE SOLVED! 1964 Murder of Mary Simpson, 12: Killer Named After 60 Years!

FEB 10, 202641 MIN
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

COLD CASE SOLVED! 1964 Murder of Mary Simpson, 12: Killer Named After 60 Years!

FEB 10, 202641 MIN

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Mary Theresa Simpson, 12, vanished when she was walking home from a relative's home in March 1964, in Elmira, New York.  Her beaten and abused body was found four days later, in a wooded area in Southport.  Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack go back in time to discover what happened to Mary Simpson and why police could not find a suspect to arrest, and charge with the rape and murder of a little girl. They also discuss how, after 60 years, the case was broken wide open due to great police work in 1964. Coupled with exceptional science work by Othram, a suspect has been named after 60 years of questions. Another cold case thawed by www.dnasolves.com. Transcribe Highlights00:03.38 Introduction 01:03.48 Cold Cases - Time Marches On  04:51.96 March 19, 1964 Mary Simpson, 12, vanishes 10:27.83 Suspect jammed twigs, grass, dirt into Mary;s mouth 15:06.68 Area has not changed much since 1964 20:18.94 Targeting of individuals 25:06.14 Subject would have known where they were going 30:06.65 Othram can begin a case with $7,500 36:17.78 Teaching students to triangulate a scene 41:28.48 Conclusion       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.