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True crime cases near Allentown

13 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Allentown, spanning the 1780s to the 2020s — 2 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr..

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Murder of Jeanne Clery
1980sLehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Sugarloaf massacre
1780sSugarloaf Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Credit: World Telegram staff photographerPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
1930sHighfields estate, East Amwell, New Jersey
Credit: Ibn JuferiCC BY 4.0SourceSOLVED
Murder of the Faruqis
1980sWyncote, Pennsylvania, United States
Credit: Unknown author Unknown authorPublic domainSourceUNSOLVED
Disappearance of Charley Ross
1890sGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (abduction site)
Credit: TheXuittsCC BY-SA 4.0SourceONGOING
Death of Joseph Augustus Zarelli ("The Boy in the Box")
1950sSusquehanna Road, Fox Chase neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Credit: Chester County PA RecorderPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Lynching of Zachariah Walker
1910sCoatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
Credit: Sam KushnerPublic domainSourceUNSOLVED
1985 MOVE bombing
1980s6221 Osage Avenue, Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2024 East Lansdowne shooting
2020sLewis Avenue, East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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Murder of Anthony Milano
1980sBristol Township, Pennsylvania
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Death of Ellen Greenberg
2010sManayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Murder of Carol Ann Dougherty
1960sSt. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania
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2023 Kingsessing shooting
2020sKingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States