A Delco jury acquitted a pastor in the 1975 murder and kidnapping of Gretchen Harrington
David Zandstra was found not guilty of murdering and kidnapping Gretchen Harrington after a four-day trial. Prosecutors said that they respect the jury's verdict.
Pastor David Zandstra Did Not Kill Gretchen Harrington
Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty.Court records updated on Saturday,
Former Pastor Acquitted in 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington’s 1975 Murder
An elderly former pastor has been found not guilty in the cold case murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington from 1975. CBS News reported that on Friday, a Delaware County, Pennsylvania jury acquitted 84-year-old David Zandstra after three hours of deliberation.
Former Pennsylvania pastor David Zandstra acquitted in 1975 cold case of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington
A jury found 84-year-old David Zandstra​ not guilty in the 1975 cold case murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington of Broomall.
Murder trial begins for Delco pastor accused of killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington 50 years ago
David Zandstra says he was coerced into giving a false confession to killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in 1975, his lawyer says.
Former Cobb County pastor accused in PA girl’s 1975 death acquitted of murder following trial
A Georgia pastor who was arrested in the murder of an 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl in 1975 has just been acquitted of the crime. Up until 2023, David Zandstra has been living in Marietta with his family for nearly 20 years.
Former Minister Is Acquitted in 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old Near Philadelphia
The defense argued that David Zandstra, 84, had been coerced by investigators into confessing to the killing of Gretchen ...
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Retired Georgia Minister Acquitted in 1975 Pennsylvania Cold Case Murder of Young Girl
David Zandstra, 84, was acquitted in the 1975 murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington, with the jury deliberating for one ...
Retired minister acquitted in Delaware County child’s murder in 1975
The nearly 50-year-old case left a lot of room for the prosecution and defense to fill gaps in what might have happened.
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At trial, PA trooper acknowledges ‘deceptive’ tactics in soliciting confession to child’s murder from ex-minister
The defense got its full day in court Thursday as attorney grills the lead investigator over his tactics and the nearly ...
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Testimony underway in former minister’s trial in 1975 murder of Delco girl
A former Marple Township minister is accused of abducting and killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in Ridley Creek State ...
Retired Georgia minister is found not guilty in the 1975 killing of a girl in Pennsylvania
Zandstra was charged in the summer of 2023 with kidnapping and killing Gretchen Harrington, who disappeared in 1975 while ...