Gannett Newspaper Retraces California Region's 'Coldest Case'

A five-part Desert Sun 'true crime story'

In print, “The Coldest Case” began in this past Sunday’s edition of Palm Springs, Calif. newspaper the Desert Sun. It is the work of investigative reporter Brett Kellman and photographer, videographer Richard Lui.

Online, the five-part true-crime series is available in its entirety. Framed by this powerful intro:

Forty-five years ago, a Palm Springs woman was killed for $7. Her murder became the oldest solved Cold Case in the history of Riverside County, Calif. The following series is based on a review of more than 1,000 pages of county court transcripts, court exhibits, police records, archived news articles and interviews.

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