She Was Strangled in Her Bedroom with No Witnesses. Some Suspected Ted Bundy — But Real Killer Was Just Steps Away

She Was Strangled in Her Bedroom with No Witnesses. Some Suspected Ted Bundy — But Real Killer Was Just Steps Away

For more than 51 years, police failed to find Rita Curran's killer until DNA helped investigators finally crack the caseBurlington Police Rita CurranThe shocking 1971 murder of Rita Curran not only left her Burlington, Vt., community shaken, it left friends and family wondering who wanted the beloved middle school teacher dead — a mystery that persisted for more than 50 years.In the intervening years, questions swirled around the 24-year-old's k…