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Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In Delaware County Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In Delaware County
Pastor Charged With 8-Year-Old's Murder Will Stand Trial In Delaware County The now-83-year-old pastor who is accused of killing a Delaware County girl in 1975 will be extradited to Pennsylvania to answer the charges, the District Attorney's Office says.  David Zandstra, of Marietta, Georgia, will return to the Keystone State on Thursday, Sept. 28.  Prosecutors have said Zandstra admitted to killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington of Marple on her way to summer Bible camp on Aug. 15, 1975. She and other campers would meet at Zandstra's parish, Trinity Church in Broomall, before heading to Reformed Presbyterian Church in Chester County, where her father was the pas…

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by Mac Bullock
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COLD CASE: Pastor Nabbed For Delco Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington COLD CASE: Pastor Nabbed For Delco Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington
Cold CASE: Pastor Nabbed For Delco Homicide Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was found dead in a Pennsylvania forest, police say they've arrested the man who killed her.  David Zandstra, now 83 years old, originally a pastor from New Jersey but most recently of Marietta, Georgia, is charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping a minor, and related counts, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's Office in a release on Monday, July 24.  “The murder of Gretchen Harrington has haunted members of law enforcement since that terrible day in August 1975," the DA said.  "The families of victims often say that their live…

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by Mac Bullock