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Former Delco Pastor Acquitted In 1975 Murder Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington Former Delco Pastor Acquitted In 1975 Murder Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Pastor David Zandstra Did Not Kill Gretchen Harrington Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty. Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn. David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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11-Year-Old Boy Dies In Allentown Shooting: Coroner 11-Year-Old Boy Dies In Allentown Shooting: Coroner
11-Year-Old Boy Dies In Allentown Shooting: Coroner An 11-year-old boy was shot dead in Allentown late on Tuesday, Dec. 27, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.  The child was shot at his home on the 600 block of North Front Street just before 7:30 p.m. and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the coroner said. Hospital staff declared him dead at about 8:30 p.m.  His official cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30 at 8 a.m., officials said.  The child's name has not yet been released, "out of respect for the family of the child and…

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by Mac Bullock