Agawam, Mass. Cold Case?

[Bargle]

I came across the following message on a site devoted to crime TV shows movies. The poster hadn't got an answer, so I thought I'd bring it up here. The original message follows:

In my small town, about 10 or so years back, a beautiful young teacher was raped and murdered. There didn't seem to be any evidence that pointed an accusing finger. That is, until the LBI (Local Bureau of Investigation) found a crumpled letter in her house. It stated that "If you tell so much as a single soul, Death itself will find its toll. Neither near nor far away, the Truth isn't a game that the weak can play. Watch for the shadows." Ten years later, the case has been left for dead. I'm clueless to how things will turn out in this game of "Truth"... She lived in Agawam, Mass. when she died. Someone help me out...

It sounds like an intriguing case. Ring a bell with anyone?

Some of the words in this post may be showing up as links. I don't know why or how to change it. Don't click on them, they don't lead to anything.

[Masterj]

I grew up just over the CT border, not far from Agawam and have family who do live in Agawam. I never heard this before but now I am curious. I'm going to ask around and see if anyone remembers this.

[docwho3]

This case comes to mind but I don't remember reading anything about the note you mentioned being connected with this case.
Lisa Ziegert
Lisa Ziegert, a 24-year-old aspiring teacher, kidnapped, brutalized, and murdered in the small town of Agawam. It happened in 1992, and there ...
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http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahnws199.htm
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Still, Lisa Ziegert, Holly Paranian (ph), and Patti Gagne (ph), Jennifer Fay, Teresa Croley (ph), all of them unsolved.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0607/03/ng.01.html
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"Reward still unclaimed in slaying
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
By JACK FARRELL
AGAWAM — Eight years to the day after the body of Lisa M. Ziegert was found, her killer or killers remain at large despite a $100,000 reward posted a year ago.
Berkshire Power announced the reward on the seventh anniversary of the young assistant teacher's disappearance, renewing hope that the money would help solve a mystery that has long plagued police and residents, but more acutely, her family and friends. . ."
http://www.masslive.com/news/pstories/ag419lit.html
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In the Fog
by Giovanni Pascoli

". . .And a dog yelped and yelped, as if in fear,
I knew not where nor why. Perhaps he heard
strange footsteps, neither far away nor near— . . ."
http://www.poetrymagazine.org/magazine/0406/poem_177883_print.html

Written after the murder case but still the poem content is interesting when compared to the alleged note.
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[Masterj]

My dad thought you might be referrring to Lisa's murder, too. He doesn't recall anything about a note though.

[Bargle]

I'll pass the name on. I couldn't turn up any mention of a note in any of the stories on Lisa Ziegert, either.
Thanks, everyone who has answered so far.

[pardilia]

Maybe the person is confusing two different cases?

[Bargle]

Maybe the person is confusing two different cases?
Quite possibly or the letter turned out to be a dead end, nothing to do with her murder.

[DaveZee]

I can tell you that there was no letter left in connection with Lisa's murder, and no indication that the murderer ever was where she lived. Hope that clears things up.

Dave Ziegert

[DaveZee]

http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_5692111

http://huffcrimeblog.com/?p=223

I just found this reference to a suspect that a few thought should be connected to Lisa's case. The Connecticut River Valley serial killer's M.O. certainly has some similarities to Lisa's case. I do know that the FBI has a DNA sample from the perp. Seems like another example of the usefullness of creating a national DNA database for these cases.

[Bargle]

I can tell you that there was no letter left in connection with Lisa's murder, and no indication that the murderer ever was where she lived. Hope that clears things up.

Dave Ziegert

Thanks, Dave. Sorry for the delay in replying.