Today in True Crime History: October 7

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1970 — Katherine Walsh, an actress, is found dead in her London flat. Few details about her death have been released, and her case is unsolved. Some claim her death was linked to murder, while reports also indicate it may have been accidental.

1988 — Suzanne Richerson, 22, is last seen at her job at Casa Del Mar Condominiums in Galveston, Texas. Her disappearance is linked to the Texas Killing Fields.

2006 — Michelle Gardner-Quinn, an undergrad student at the University of Vermont, is kidnapped. Her body would be found six days later. Brian Rooney was arrested and convicted of aggravated murder. He was sentenced to life in prison. Rooney maintained his innocence.