The Girl in the Suitcases: A Mystery That Took 44 Years to Solve - Thar Tribune

The Girl in the Suitcases: A Mystery That Took 44 Years to Solve - Thar Tribune

It was the kind of discovery no one forgets. On December 20, 1976, just before the holidays, a teenage boy walking near the Lehigh River in White Haven, Pennsylvania, noticed something strange. Three suitcases—one tan plaid, two striped red, white, and blue—lay scattered near the riverbank, far from any traveler’s reach. They weren’t just lost luggage. They were hiding someone who had been missing far longer than anyone knew. Inside were the rem…