Dolores Della Penna

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Dolores Della Penna was a seventeen-year-old Philadelphia schoolgirl who was tortured, murdered, beheaded, and dismembered in or around the Kensington neighborhood in July of 1972. ^[1]

Della Penna's torso was later located in the forests of New Jersey, while her legs were found in the city of Philadelphia itself. The young girl's head and arms have yet to be recovered, nor has a culprit ever been arrested in the case. ^[2]

Official police reports state that Miss Della Penna was likely killed by drug dealers who mistakenly believed that she had stolen some of their merchandise, but as the crime has never been solved this version of events cannot be verified and is hotly contested. ^[3]