Investigators close 1975 cold case: Murder of Judy Lord

Investigators identify Judy Lord’s neighbor as murder suspect in decades-old NH cold case

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says Ernest Theodore Gable was a prime suspect shortly after her murder, but was released due to a mistake in the investigation.

50-year-old NH cold case solved after new analysis, investigators say

Judy Lord, 22, was found dead in her Concord apartment in May 1975. At the time of her murder, she lived with her 17-month-old son.

Original suspect confirmed as killer in 1975 Concord murder

Based on the science of the day, Judy Lord’s next-door neighbor wasn’t charged with her murder in 1975, but modern DNA testing has determined that decision was wrong.

Modern forensics help solve N.H. woman’s murder after 50 years - The Boston Globe

The man investigators identified as Judith “Judy” Lord’s murderer was a suspect in 1975, but he was never charged because of a flawed forensic report.

AG: FBI Error Delayed Identifying Judy Lord’s Killer for 50 Years

Ernest Theodore Gable was 24 years old at the time of Ms. Lord’s homicide. He died in Los Angeles, California, on February 1, 1987, at the age of 36, from a stab wound. Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, Concord Police Chief Bradley C. Osgood, and the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit announce the successful resolution of the five-decades-long investigation into the cold case murder of Ju…

Judith Lord feared her next door neighbor in Concord. 50 years later, he was named as her killer.

New Hampshire Cold Case Unit identifies Ernest Gable as the killer of Judith Lord, 50 years after her murder in Concord.