The Shocking Murder of Dorothy Donovan

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In June of 1991, 70 year old Dorothy Donovan was brutally murdered inside her farmhouse in Harrington, Delaware. When her son Charles arrived home later that night, he told police a bizarre story about a violent hitchhiker who attempted to steal his vehicle, and also made off with Charles's screwdriver - the very same weapon used to murder his mother. For more than a decade, Dorothy's murder remained unsolved until 2005, when DNA testing led investigators straight to Dorothy's killer - and the results were a shock to the entire community. 

Today's Sources Include:

https://murderosity.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/019-dorothy-donovan/

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/editorials/2008/12/16/harrington-cold-case-featured-on/63994932007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z1133xxe1133xxv000037&gca-ft=153&gca-ds=sophi

https://www.aetv.com/articles/dna-clears-murdered-widow-son-leads-to-real-killer-arrest

https://medium.com/@courtneyfretwellarreola/the-murder-of-dorothy-donovan-a-hitchhiker-a-family-torn-apart-and-the-forensic-evidence-that-e51aee2d8a4d

https://forensictales.com/dorothy-donovan/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Donovan

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