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Looking at missteps in the Lady of the Dunes investigation
Former detectives on Cape Cod say evidence was thrown away and contaminated years before a slain woman was identified as Ruth Marie Terry.
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Missteps in Lady of the Dunes investigation may have delayed justice
Two longtime Provincetown Police detectives who worked the Lady of the Dunes murder case believe the case may have been solved years ago. For the first time, they’re speaking out about missteps in the investigation. They say key evidence was thrown away and contaminated and believe mistakes and roadblocks stalled the case and may have prevented a killer from...
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Here's how advanced DNA technology is helping detectives solve New England's mysteries
Leaps in DNA testing capabilities are helping investigators with decades-old cases that have gone unsolved until now.
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Using DNA to crack New England's unsolved killings: ‘We're going to drive cold cases to extinction'
When a driver discovered a human skeleton along the side of on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, in 1985, investigators got straight to work, trying to piece together clues in an effort to learn who the remains belonged to. The process was thorough and painstaking, with law enforcement even creating a facial reconstruction out of the skull. But they couldn’t…
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Behind the DNA testing used to identify murder victim decades later
New technology is helping to bring answers to old questions, as in the case of of Keith Olson, found along Interstate 195 in Fairhaven in 1985.
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‘Lady of the Dunes' murder case officially closed
Investigators determined that Ruth Marie Terry was killed by her husband, Guy Muldavin.
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Cape Cod's ‘Lady of the Dunes' murder case closed as killer is IDed
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.
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Provincetown detective retires as DA questions integrity in ‘Lady of the Dunes' exhumation
A detective pivotal in helping to solve the “Lady of the Dunes” case has retired from the police department in Provincetown, Massachusetts, after being blacklisted by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Robert Galibois sent a letter to the Providence Police Department, notifying it that his office had placed Detective Meredith Lobur on its Brady list,...
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What makes a killer tick? Inside the writings of the ‘Lady of the Dunes' suspect
The NBC10 Boston Investigators have been looking into the disturbing writings of Guy Muldavin, the main suspect in the Lady of the Dunes murder case. The woman was found dead 49 years ago in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was a disturbing scene in the Race Point Dunes on July 26, 1974. A woman’s body was discovered, and her identity was unknown…
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Inside the mind of a suspected killer
The NBC10 Boston Investigators look into the disturbing writings of the man suspected in the Lady of the Dunes murder case and whether he may have been a serial killer.
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‘She's Been Waiting a Long Time': Son of Murder Victim ‘The Lady of the Dunes' Shares Final Goodbye
The family of murder victim Ruth Marie Terry travelled across the country to Provincetown, Massachusetts, for a final goodbye. Our team was invited on their private journey into the dunes where her body was found.
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Family Bids Farewell to the Lady of the Dunes
The family of Ruth Marie Terry traveled across the country to Provincetown for a final goodbye.
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Ashes of ‘Lady of the Dunes' Scattered in Provincetown
NBC10 Boston was there as Richard Hanchett visited Provincetown and scattered some of the ashes of his mother, Ruth Marie Terry, who was only recently identified as the Massachusetts murder victim known only as the “Lady of the Dunes.”
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The Lady of the Dunes Finally Has a Proper Grave Marker
A photo and name have been officially added to the grave of the Lady of the Dunes in Provincetown Monday, after almost five decades of mystery. The body of Ruth Marie Terry was found in the Race Point Dunes in 1974. She remained unidentified until this October. Now, her family has had a grave marker made and sent it to…
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Lady of the Dunes' Family Stunned to Learn of Her Death
The family of Ruth Terry, a woman found dead almost 50 years ago on Cape Cod and only recently identified, is speaking out about the heartbreaking end to their story.
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NBC10 Boston Investigators: Ruth Marie Terry's Family Shares Pain
Richard Hanchett has learned more in the past month about his biological mother, Ruth Marie Terry, than he had known his entire life. He recently spoke with the NBC10 Investigators at the Terry family home in Whitwell, Tennessee.
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He Finally Found His Mom. She Was the Long-Unknown Murder Victim Lady of the Dunes
A son finally found his biological mother only to learn she was murdered decades ago, her body identified only as the Lady of the Dunes for many years: “At first I thought she was alive.” Richard Hanchett has learned more in the past month about his biological mother, Ruth Marie Terry, than he had known his entire life. “It...
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NBC10 Investigators: Man Eyed in Lady of the Dunes Murder Had a Dark Side
The late Guy Muldavin, who was married to a woman who would be found slain in the dunes of Provincetown but not identified for decades, has been described as charismatic and a charmer, but now he’s being eyed as a person of interest in the murder of Ruth Marie Terry — and a possible serial killer. Cape and Islands...
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Family Describes ‘Earth-Shattering' Realization of Ruth Marie Terry's 1974 Death
Days after authorities announced she had been identified, family members are shining new light on the life of a woman whose body was found in 1974 on Cape Cod. The life of Ruth Marie Terry — the woman known for decades only as “The Lady of the Dunes” — took a tragic twist after she married Guy Muldavin in 1974….
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Remembering Ruth Marie Terry, ‘The Lady of the Dunes'
Family members recall Ruth Marie Terry, killed in 1974 but not identified until this week.