Authorities in Bucks County identify suspect in 1962 rape and murder of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty

BRISTOL, P.A. (KYW Newsradio) — Bucks County authorities said on Wednesday that they’ve solved the 1962 rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in the Bristol Borough Church.

Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn called the rape and murder of Carol Ann Dougherty one of the worst cold cases out of the Philadelphia region, and one of the worst the country has ever seen.

Authorities said Dougherty was murdered on Oct. 22, 1962, as she rode her bike to meet her friends at the Bristol Borough Library…

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