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Epilogue: 38 years later, Patricia Webb death still a mystery
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Epilogue: 38 years later, Patricia Webb death still a mystery
- By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star
- Aug 20, 2012
- Aug 20, 2012 Updated Jan 31, 2017
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Law enforcement officials logged nearly 15,000 man hours in the first year of the investigation into Patricia Webb's 1974 death. The case remains unsolved.
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By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star
It began with a larceny report.
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Reach Nicholas Bergin at 402-473-7304 or nbergin@journalstar.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/LJSBergin.
Body was east of Hallam
Patricia Webb’s body was found April 20, 1974, on a farm south of Lincoln near 25th Street and Firth Road. This story has been revised.
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