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Conviction October 28, 1968 Homicide

Jane Durrua

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date October 28, 1968
Location Rahway, New Jersey
Victim Age 13
Gender Female

Thirteen-year-old Jane Durrua was abducted and murdered in Rahway, New Jersey. Robert Zarinsky was convicted of her murder in 2001 using genetic evidence, 33 years after the crime. He was also linked to additional murders. The case was an early example of cold-case DNA exoneration methodology.

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