On July 16th, 1973, an unknown assailant chased down 21-year-old Penny Serra in a New Haven

Connecticut parking garage, claiming her life with a single stab wound to the chest.

It was a brazen attack in broad daylight, and the crime put the city on edge.

But investigators had abundant evidence to work with.

Blood stains and fingerprints covered Penny's car

and the garage itself.

Surely the crime would be solved and the perpetrator apprehended quickly.

Unfortunately, that was not reality.

Penny's case went cold, but not without enormous speculation and rumor

while investigators waited for a break in the case.

Finally, advancements in forensic science and DNA analysis

would reveal a new primary suspect in the case of Penicera

in the mid-90s. He'd be the fourth suspect publicly named by investigators.

Did they really have a handle on the case? Would they be successful finally securing a conviction at trial with this suspect?

In part two of Penny Sarah's story, you'll hear about the new team of investigators assigned

to her case and their efforts to understand the events of that July day in 1973 in a new way.

Plus, the two new suspects they identified and the unsuccessful attempts to arrest one of them before moving on to another.

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is Dark Down East. 1987 was a rough year for the case of Penicera.

After a years long battle in Superior Court and then the Supreme Court of Connecticut to bring former suspect Anthony Galino to trial,

a Hail Mary blood typing test cleared him of all charges the night before proceedings were

scheduled to begin,

and it sent the investigation back to square one.

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