Lisa Ziegert, a recent college graduate and teacher’s assistant, went missing from her second job at a gift shop in Agawam, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1992. Her car, keys, and coat had been left at the store, and authorities were notified when she didn’t show up to her job at Agawam Middle School the next day. Four days later, on Easter Sunday, Ziegert’s body was found off the side of Route 75 in a wooded area. She had been sexually assaulted, and an autopsy report later revealed that she had died of a single stab wound to the neck. Image: The victim, the criminal and his physical appearance obtained from DNA recovered at the crime scene. Although the case was was ruled as murder, the perpetrator wasn't arrested until 2017. In 2016, a composite image of a possible suspect was released based on DNA phenotyping. That composite was a contributing factor in the authorities' putting Gary E. Schara on their short list of suspects. After the physical appearance of Lisa's killer w...
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