Fall Asleep to the Cold Case of Patricia Curran and the Cigarette Evidence
For 52 years, a cigarette butt marked “CURRAN” waited in evidence from the unsolved 1971 case of Rita Curran in Burlington, Vermont. This quiet retelling follows how preserved evidence, modern DNA analysis, and genetic genealogy finally gave investigators the lead they had been missing.Explore the patient work behind a cold case reconsidered decades later, from carefully stored files to the methodical reconstruction of an old neighborhood. A contemplative true crime story about time, persistence, and the clues that remain when answers do not come quickly.
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