MURDER
CASE #: 1986-52
Elizabeth Anne Marsden
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Summary:
Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Marsden, 22, of Schenectady, N.Y., arrived alone in New York City around 11/10/1986. At 1 am on 11/11/1986, a guard at a housing project in Astoria, Queens, spotted her body abandoned on a street. She had been shot in the face.
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Few details are known, but police ruled out robbery as a cause and said they didn’t think drugs were the motive. At the time of her murder, Betty had recently been arrested near her home after trying to pass a forged check and was due in court days after she was found dead. That was her first arrest and she was identified by her fingerprints.
Additional Details:
Betty was her mother’s only child and beloved by everyone who knew her.
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