NJ NJ - Susan Davis & Elizabeth Perry, both 19, murdered, Somers Point, 30 May 1969
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Serial killer Ted Bundy, shown on left inside a Florida coutthouse on Feb. 27, 1978, is among the suspects in the Garden State Parkway murders that took place outside Ocean City, New Jersey, in May 1969. Those slaying are the subject of an episode of the new Oxygen True Crime series, 'Violent Minds: Killers on Tape.'
On the morning of Memorial Day in 1969, two young women disappeared after spending their holiday weekend together in Ocean City.
Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, had been staying at a boarding house and stopped at the Somers Point Diner on their way out of town, around 5:45 a.m. The two college friends were expected to travel together to Pennsylvania and then North Carolina to visit their families, but they never showed up to their first stop at Davis' parents' home near Harrisburg.
Three days after the girls went missing, their bodies were discovered in a wooded area about 200 feet from the northbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway, not far from the diner, near mile marker 31.9.
Both women had been stabbed multiple times and showed signs of being severely beaten. Davis was found undressed with her clothes in a pile beside her. The crime scene was about 150 yards from where police had earlier found Davis' abandoned Chevy convertible, which had been towed before it was known Davis and Perry were missing.
Serial Killer Ted Bundy's links to 1969 Garden State Parkway murders examined in new true crime series
In a taped interview, he alludes to his possible involvement in slayings of two women outside Ocean City
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Here is a link to an article which discusses several potential suspects in this unsolved murder:
www.psychologytoday.com
At the time (1969) some investigators thought that this case might be related to a series of similar murders in Michigan known then as the "Coed Murders". By the end of July 1969, John Norman Collins (then age 22) was arrested for the murder of Karen Sue Beineman, 18. Investigators strongly suspedted him of some of the other murders as well, but tried and convicted him of just the one.
Sketch of unknown suspect in the Davis/Perry murders (left) and a photo of John Norman Collins, Circa 1969
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Serial Killers and a Tragic Cold Case
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At the time (1969) some investigators thought that this case might be related to a series of similar murders in Michigan known then as the "Coed Murders". By the end of July 1969, John Norman Collins (then age 22) was arrested for the murder of Karen Sue Beineman, 18. Investigators strongly suspedted him of some of the other murders as well, but tried and convicted him of just the one.
Sketch of unknown suspect in the Davis/Perry murders (left) and a photo of John Norman Collins, Circa 1969
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MI - MI - JOHN NORMAN COLLINS Co-Ed Murders 1967-69, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
John Norman Collins, of Michigan, is believed to have murdered seven young women and girls in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area of Michigan between 1967 and 1969. Collins disposed of his victims in places where they would be found fairly easily. Collins was called "The Co-ed Murderer" and his...
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Elizabeth Potter “Ibby” Perry
BIRTH 10 Jan 1950DEATH 30 May 1969 (aged 19)
Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial Details Unknown
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Elizabeth Potter “Ibby” Perry (1950-1969) - Find...
Vacationing college friends Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, were stabbed to death on May 30, 1969.[62] Their car was found that day abandoned beside the Garden State Parkway outside Somers Point, New Jersey, near Atlantic City, 60 miles (97 km) south of Philadelphia; and their...
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Susan Margarite Davis
BIRTH 14 Mar 1950
Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 30 May 1969 (aged 19)
Somers Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
BURIAL Rolling Green Memorial Park Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
PLOT Block G, Plot 144
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Susan Margarite Davis (1950-1969) - Find a Grave...
Daughter of Wesley & Marjorie (Strauss) Davis Vacationing college friends Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, were stabbed to death on May 30, 1969. Their car was found that day abandoned beside the Garden State Parkway outside Somers Point, New Jersey, near Atlantic City, 60 miles south...
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''A Oxygen network documentary may have chilling implications regarding Lafayette Hill and a 54-year-old double-murder cold case. A Post X News story reported the filmmakers’ theorized violent perpetrator: Ted Bundy.''
The victims were Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, who spent Memorial Day 1969 in Ocean City, New Jersey.''
''The connection to Bundy stems from evidence that he was living that summer with an aunt in Lafayette Hill. And that he frequently visited the 26th Street Ocean City home of his maternal grandmother.
He even admitted in a taped interview that he was at the Shore in “early summer” 1969 and had “picked up” a pair of girls.
Although evidence pointed to other suspects, no solid proof of Bundy’s innocence ever emerged, either. And the case remains open.''
1969 Ocean City N.J. Cold Case Investigation Considers Ted Bundy, Then Living in Lafayette Hill
A 54-year-old cold case murder outside Ocean City, N.J. may be linked to serial killer Ted Bundy, living in Lafayette Hill then.
montco.today
''A Oxygen network documentary may have chilling implications regarding Lafayette Hill and a 54-year-old double-murder cold case. A Post X News story reported the filmmakers’ theorized violent perpetrator: Ted Bundy.''
The victims were Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, both 19, who spent Memorial Day 1969 in Ocean City, New Jersey.''
''The connection to Bundy stems from evidence that he was living that summer with an aunt in Lafayette Hill. And that he frequently visited the 26th Street Ocean City home of his maternal grandmother.
He even admitted in a taped interview that he was at the Shore in “early summer” 1969 and had “picked up” a pair of girls.
Although evidence pointed to other suspects, no solid proof of Bundy’s innocence ever emerged, either. And the case remains open.''
Over the past several years, a number of researchers and writers have suggested Ted Bundy as a possible suspect in the murders of Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry. Certainly he should be considered, since he was a proven serial killer and in the area around that timeframe.
However, in 1969 Bundy had not "progressed" to the point where he was committing numerous/continuous murders. Most accounts tend to point to him beginning his killings in or about 1973. Almost all of Bundy's victims were young women or girls and most of them were bludgeoned to death with an iron bar or crow bar with blows to the head. Some were also strangled. A few were so decomposed when found that a cause of death was not determined, and a few are still missing.
Except for the Florida college girls in 1978 and two stewardesses in 1966 who were all bludgeoned in their separate beds - one after another - all of Bundy's victims were abducted and attacked singly. I do not recall any of his known victims being the subjects of a double abduction/murder.
Also, none of his known victims were said to have been stabbed to death, as was the case with Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry.
Ted was known in several instances (1974 - 1975) to have used a ruse that he needed assistance because he had his arm in a sling, or was walking with crutches. He would ask a potential victim for help to carry his books, or do something for him. This does not appear to have been the case with Susan and Elizabeth, as they would likely have been approached in this manner in the restaurant or parking lot and no witnesses reported seeing anyone with an arm sling or crutches.
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However, in 1969 Bundy had not "progressed" to the point where he was committing numerous/continuous murders. Most accounts tend to point to him beginning his killings in or about 1973. Almost all of Bundy's victims were young women or girls and most of them were bludgeoned to death with an iron bar or crow bar with blows to the head. Some were also strangled. A few were so decomposed when found that a cause of death was not determined, and a few are still missing.
Except for the Florida college girls in 1978 and two stewardesses in 1966 who were all bludgeoned in their separate beds - one after another - all of Bundy's victims were abducted and attacked singly. I do not recall any of his known victims being the subjects of a double abduction/murder.
Also, none of his known victims were said to have been stabbed to death, as was the case with Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry.
Ted was known in several instances (1974 - 1975) to have used a ruse that he needed assistance because he had his arm in a sling, or was walking with crutches. He would ask a potential victim for help to carry his books, or do something for him. This does not appear to have been the case with Susan and Elizabeth, as they would likely have been approached in this manner in the restaurant or parking lot and no witnesses reported seeing anyone with an arm sling or crutches.
LINKS:
Ted Bundy | Victims | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Murderpedia, the free online encyclopedic dictionary of murderers. The largest database about serial killers, mass murderers and spree killers around the world
www.murderpedia.org
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Susan Davis 19, & Elizabeth Perry, 19 double murder 30 May 1969
Garden State Parkway, Ocean City, Cape May County, NJ
Cause of death: stab wounds to the neck and chest.
Forensic characteristics: Abducted in or from their vehicle - cut, stabbed and scratched with a short pen or paring knife - some superficial knife scratches - bruised and beaten - evidence of sexual assault [not specified] - one victim found nude with fatal wound to the neck - the other victim wearing torn disheveled garments with fatal stab wound to chest - Friday morning murder - on Garden State Parkway
Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry were last seen alive on Friday May 30, 1969 at 4:30 a.m. in Ocean City having breakfast at the Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point, NJ before heading north in their baby blue Chevy convertible on the Garden State Parkway home to Pennsylvania after a three day vacation in Ocean City.
Later that Friday, their car was found parked about two miles north of the Somers Point-Point-Ocean City interchange, near milepost 31.9 on the northbound side of Garden State Parkway and routinely towed. On Sunday the girls were reported missing by their families.
Monday, June 1, at about 1:30 p.m. about 100 yards into the woods from where the car had been towed, police found the bodies concealed under piles of leaves approximately 20 feet apart.
Elizabeth Perry died of a chest wound penetrating her right lung and was also stabbed in the abdomen. The side of her neck had superficial knife scratches. Perry was found found dressed in her green dress, shoes and undergarments. (Some reports indicate that the garments were disheveled ripped or torn.)
Susan Davis was nude and died of wound to the neck that severed her larynx and was also stabbed on the left side of her abdomen and the right side of her neck. Her light blue jacket with initials, blue print dress and underwear were found in a pile near her.
The handbags of both girls were found nearby, Davis's purse with $3 and change.
Witnesses reported seeing at around 7:30 a.m. a dark colored Mustang parked near where the blue convertible was found.
Some sources note that serial killer Ted Bundy attended Temple University from January through May 1969 and apparently did not move west until after Memorial Day weekend. While Bundy's accounts of his earliest crimes varied considerably between interviews, he told forensic psychologist Art Norman that his first murder victims were two women "in the Philadelphia area."
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Susan Davis 19, & Elizabeth Perry, 19 double murder 30 May 1969
Garden State Parkway, Ocean City, Cape May County, NJ
Cause of death: stab wounds to the neck and chest.
Forensic characteristics: Abducted in or from their vehicle - cut, stabbed and scratched with a short pen or paring knife - some superficial knife scratches - bruised and beaten - evidence of sexual assault [not specified] - one victim found nude with fatal wound to the neck - the other victim wearing torn disheveled garments with fatal stab wound to chest - Friday morning murder - on Garden State Parkway
Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry were last seen alive on Friday May 30, 1969 at 4:30 a.m. in Ocean City having breakfast at the Somers Point Diner, 8 MacArthur Blvd, Somers Point, NJ before heading north in their baby blue Chevy convertible on the Garden State Parkway home to Pennsylvania after a three day vacation in Ocean City.
Later that Friday, their car was found parked about two miles north of the Somers Point-Point-Ocean City interchange, near milepost 31.9 on the northbound side of Garden State Parkway and routinely towed. On Sunday the girls were reported missing by their families.
Monday, June 1, at about 1:30 p.m. about 100 yards into the woods from where the car had been towed, police found the bodies concealed under piles of leaves approximately 20 feet apart.
Elizabeth Perry died of a chest wound penetrating her right lung and was also stabbed in the abdomen. The side of her neck had superficial knife scratches. Perry was found found dressed in her green dress, shoes and undergarments. (Some reports indicate that the garments were disheveled ripped or torn.)
Susan Davis was nude and died of wound to the neck that severed her larynx and was also stabbed on the left side of her abdomen and the right side of her neck. Her light blue jacket with initials, blue print dress and underwear were found in a pile near her.
The handbags of both girls were found nearby, Davis's purse with $3 and change.
Witnesses reported seeing at around 7:30 a.m. a dark colored Mustang parked near where the blue convertible was found.
Some sources note that serial killer Ted Bundy attended Temple University from January through May 1969 and apparently did not move west until after Memorial Day weekend. While Bundy's accounts of his earliest crimes varied considerably between interviews, he told forensic psychologist Art Norman that his first murder victims were two women "in the Philadelphia area."
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