In January 1978, Mrs. Mildred Wilson, an elderly widow, was found dead in her home in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was strangulation and she was badly beaten. Investigators ruled the death a homicide. This murder was one of four that occurred in the Lykens Valley area in a less than three year period – all of elderly widows. No one was ever charged and brought to trial, and to this day the crime remains unsolved.
The story of the discovery of the body through the revelation of the autopsy results is told through brief stories that appeared in a Sunbury newspaper.
From the Sunbury Daily Item, 24 January 1978:
Mrs. Mildred Wilson
MILLERSBURG – The funeral will be conducted here Wednesday for Mrs. Mildred Wilson, 80, of 874 Union St., who was found dead Friday in her home.
She was the widow of Ross Wilson. Mrs. Wilson belonged to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She was born August 12, 1897.
Nieces and nephews survive.
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For all other parts of this story, see: Who Killed Mildred Wilson?
News clipping/article from Newspapers.com.
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