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Authorities identify husband as killer in ‘Lady of the Dunes’ cold case

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MASSACHUSETTS (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts on Monday concluded a woman whose mutilated body was discovered on Cape Cod nearly 50 years ago was killed by her husband. The announcement by the …

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Cape Cod's ‘Lady of the Dunes' murder case closed as killer is IDed (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The “Lady of the Dunes” case, which involved what had been Massachusetts’ longest-unidentified homicide victim, has been officially closed after nearly 50 years as investigators declared Monday that she was killed by her husband.

  2. Pix11

    Authorities identify husband as killer in ‘Lady of the Dunes’ cold case (opens Pix11)

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    MASSACHUSETTS (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts on Monday concluded a woman whose mutilated body was discovered on Cape Cod nearly 50 years ago was killed by her husband. The announcement by the …

  3. The Daily Caller

    Massachusetts Officials Identify Killer In ‘Lady Of The Dunes’ Cold Case, Nearly 50 Years After Gruesome Murder (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Massachusetts investigators announced Monday that they have identified the killer of "The Lady of the Dunes," nearly 50 years after her murder.

  4. Boston

    'Lady of the Dunes' case officially closed; husband to blame for brutal murder, DA says (opens Boston)

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    For decades, authorities could not identify the body of Ruth Marie Terry, who was killed sometime in the summer of 1974.

  5. NBC News

    Killer in nearly 50-year-old 'Lady of the Dunes' case identified as victim's husband (opens NBC News)

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    The mutilated body of Ruth Marie Terry, 37, was discovered on a Cape Cod beach in 1974. Her husband, Guy Muldavin, who died in 2002, was responsible for her slaying, prosecutors said.

  6. Fox News

    'Lady of the Dunes' case solved 49 years after grisly murder mystified vacation town (opens Fox News)

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    The victim in one of Massachusetts' most infamous cold cases, known as the "Lady of the Dunes," was murdered in 1974 by her husband, authorities said.

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Authorities identify husband as killer in ‘Lady of the Dunes’ Massachusetts cold case (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The remains of Ruth Marie Terry, who was killed in 1974, were only identified in October.

  8. People

    'Lady of the Dunes' Cold Case Closed as Authorities Identify Woman's Husband as the Killer (opens People)

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    Ruth Marie Terry’s body was found crumpled in the dunes in Provincetown, Mass., with her hands cut off and her skull bashed in

  9. New York Post

    Officials close nearly 50-year ‘Lady of the Dunes’ murder mystery by identifying husband as the killer (opens New York Post)

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    Investigators have closed the case after ruling that Ruth Marie Terry was murdered by her now-late husband, Guy Rockwell Muldavin.

  10. The Guardian

    Killer of Cape Cod’s ‘Lady of the Dunes’ identified 50 years after murder (opens The Guardian)

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    Massachusetts authorities conclude Ruth Marie Terry, who was only identified in October, was killed by husband in 1974

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