Today is Thursday, April 2nd, 2020.

On this day in 1973, 11 year old Wanda Walkowitz

was sent to fetch groceries for her mother in Rochester, New York.

But hours passed and Wanda never returned home from the local store.

Unfortunately, that afternoon, Wanda was the second victim in the gruesome and

haunting alphabet murders. Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original. Due to the graphic nature of today's

crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Today we're covering the murder of Wanda Walkowitz.

Let's go back to the late afternoon of April 2, 1973,

to a mid-sized city on Lake Ontario

known as Rochester, New York.

It was a cold and rainy afternoon

as 11-year-old Wanda Walkowitz ran home from school, eager to share

her good report card with her mother.

Wanda was a sweet red-headed blue-eyed girl with a light dusting of freckles that covered her nose and cheeks.

Wanda was a happy child, optimistic and outgoing, with plenty of friends to play with after school.

Her mother, Joyce, on the other hand,

often relied on Wanda and her younger sister Rita

to help out with responsibilities around the home.

This gave Wanda a sense of maturity. with responsibilities around the home.

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