COLD CASE ACQUITTAL

Former Marple minister found not guilty in nearly 50-year-old case

Pastor was on trial in the abduction and murder of 8-year-old girl in 1975

Pastor was on trial in the abduction and murder of 8-year-old girl in 1975

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Retired Marple pastor David Zandstra was acquitted on all charges Friday afternoon in the 1975 abduction and death of 8-year-old Marple resident Gretchen Harrington, according to information reported in the Daily Times.

Zandstra, 84, now of Marietta, Ga., had been charged with first-, second- and third-degree murder, as well as kidnapping.

The trial lasted four days, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict after about an hour of deliberation.

More details to be posted soon.




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