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A woman is about to make her final vows as a nun and is taking part in a spiritual retreat on Convent grounds to pray about her decision. One morning, she grabbed an apple and her Bible and walked up a hill less than 100 yards away from the Retreat House to sit on a bench and pray. Just hours later, her lifeless body would be discovered 40 feet away from that overturned bench. The brutal sexual assault and murder of a nun in a sacred religious space would spark fear and outrage. Nearly 50 years have passed, but thanks to carefully preserved DNA evidence, her case may finally soon get answers.

Sources:
https://uncovered.com/cases/roberta-elam

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/t9lme2/roberta_elam_was_a_26yearold_nun_who_was_killed/

https://www.nbc.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/video/who-killed-sister-robin-elam/4067270

https://cindygoff.blogspot.com/2012/01/unsolved-murder-1977-murder-1-who.html

https://stjosephretreatcenter.org/

https://robertaelam.blogspot.com/2010/09/raped-murdered-on-june-13-1977.html#comment-form

https://positivelypittsburgh.com/a-rash-of-murders-southwestern-pa-in-1977/

https://darkmatter69.blogspot.com/2020/01/who-killed-west-virginia-nun-roberta.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/q5nkxc/was_there_a_serial_killer_operating_in_western_pa/

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