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Episode #143: Holly Branagan - Murdered (1979)

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KCC delves into the tragic and unsolved murder of Holly Branagan, a high school senior from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. On March 28, 1979, Holly was brutally stabbed to death in her own home. The police pieced together Holly's timeline through phone calls she made that day, but despite their efforts, they have never caught her killer. Over 40 years later, the question remains: who killed Holly Branagan?


Holly Branagan

Birth Date: 12/08/1961 - Death: 03/28/1979

Ethnicity:  Caucasian         Sex: Female

Hometown: Bethlehem, PA - Northampton County


Crime Scene: The Branagan home at 496 Pine Top Drive, Bethlehem PA

Last Known Location Alive: The Branagan home at 496 Pine Top Drive, Bethlehem PA. Holly had been on the phone with a friend shortly before her death


Injury Description: 18 stab wounds, with the fatal wounds inflicted in the chest

Suspect Description: Syd Eltringham, father of Holly's rumored boyfriend, was the most prevalent person of interest, although he was never charged.












Sources:

NBC Special - Somebody Knows Something

Facebook Group - The Unsolved Murder of Holly Branagan

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