Judy Belfrey. Kathy Williams. Holly Davidson. Melodie Stankiewicz. Four young women whose lives crossed the same few blocks of Boston in the 1970s, and whose deaths left investigators with a pattern they could see but never fully explain.

The cases unfolded in different places and under different circumstances, but there was enough overlap to consider a connection. Again and again, investigators were drawn back to Boston’s Combat Zone. The question then – and now – is what that shared geography means. Was one killer returning to the same hunting ground, or were multiple dangerous men taking advantage of a neighborhood where it was easy to disappear?

If you have information about Judy Belfrey’s murder, contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470.

For information about Kathy Williams or Holly Davidson, contact the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit at 1-855-MA-SOLVE, or 1-855-627-6583.

If you have information about Melodie Stankiewicz, contact the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit at 603-271-2663.

Mentioned in this Episode: Crime Junkie – MURDERED: Joan Webster & Marie Iannuzzi

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