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Cold Cases in New Haven, Connecticut

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in New Haven, Connecticut, dated 1973 to 1998. 1 is recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Penney Serra (1973) and the most recent is Suzanne Jovin (1998).

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  • Unsolved 1 (50%)
  • Solved or convicted 1 (50%)

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Unsolved 1998

Suzanne Jovin

Suzanne Jovin, a 21-year-old Yale University senior, was stabbed to death in a New Haven neighborhood in December 1998. Her thesis adviser was wrongly cast as a suspect and later cleared; the killing remains unsolved.

New Haven Homicide Age 21
Conviction 1973

Penney Serra

Concetta 'Penney' Serra, a 21-year-old dental assistant, was stabbed to death in a New Haven, Connecticut parking garage in 1973.

New Haven Homicide Age 21

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