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Barbara Gibbons
Status
Unsolved
Type
Homicide
Date
September 28, 1973
Location
Canaan, Connecticut
Victim Age
51
Gender
Female
Barbara Gibbons was found murdered in her Canaan, Connecticut home. Her eighteen-year-old son Peter Reilly was initially convicted based on a coerced confession but later exonerated. The actual killer has never been identified. The case spurred Connecticut reforms in interrogation procedures.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
September 28, 1973, her home in Canaan, CT
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