It was around 7.30 p.m. on the night of July 19th, 1971, and Paul Robinson was waiting outside

his girlfriend, carried Wayne's workplace to pick her up after her shift.

It was a Monday night, but still early, so after stopping back into their apartment to change clothes,

they headed off to the quirky Harbor Hideaway restaurant in Burlington to grab a bite to eat.

Around 1115 PM, Paul and Carrie were still enjoying themselves at the bar and decided to invite their other roommates, Rita Curran and Beverly

Lanfer out for a drink.

Paul called back to their apartment and Beverly picked up.

Rita was asleep in the bedroom that she and Beverly shared,

so Beverly went off to meet her two other roommates

for a night cap without Rita.

By 1230 a.m.

Paul was ready to call it a night, so he and Carrie paid their tab and headed for home.

Beverly decided to linger a bit longer at the bar.

When Paul and Carrie got back to their apartment, they noticed that Rita's door was open just a bit,

but they didn't hear their roommate up and about. They stayed up for a while longer,

waiting for Beverly to get home and then the three of them sat in the living room

chatting before calling it a night. Carrie and Paul went to their bedroom

while Beverly headed to the room she shared with Rita.

Before Carrie and Paul could even settle into bed,

they heard Beverly say from across the hall,

something is wrong with Rita.

Those words begin a homicide investigation that would become Vermont's oldest

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