By September 1977, police had produced a description of a possible suspect based on several witness reports — they were looking for a man around 6 feet tall, with a beard, dabrk eyes, and bushy eyebrows (per The Marion Star). In the early days of the investigation, police also stumbled upon several leads that led nowhere. When the case first opened, The Weirton Daily Times reported that detectives were looking for a man with “a very loud and filthy mouth” who hung around the area and was known to the nuns.
Thankfully, police were able to collect enough evidence to construct a DNA profile of the killer, albeit initially, it was of no help. The case is still open today, in hopes that superior modern forensics can help to resolve the mystery. According to The Times Leader newspaper, in 2018 local homicide detective Harry Croft told the press that the case may take many more months or years to solve and that DNA work is not fast. He claimed the police had many leads but stated, “The only way it’ll be solved on this earth is if all the investigators get together and talk it out. There’s reports all over the place.”
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