Sunday, April 1, 2018

Murder of Pauline "Robin" Burgette


On March 10, 1978 Pauline Burgette's little brother, Chad, and their mom, Mrs. Burgette, went on a weekend trip. The 16 year old was supposed to stay with friends for the weekend. Pauline decided to leave the friends house around 8 p.m.on Saturday to meet her then boyfriend. It's unclear if the meeting happened. This was the last time anyone saw her alive.

Her brother and mother came Back their home in Phoenix, Arizona Sunday March 12, 1978 around 5 p.m. 11 year old Chad searched for his older sister. When he looked for her in her room he found her lifeless body. A sight he would never forget.

What happened to Robin was brutal. She was hit with and object, stabbed, and may have been sexually assaulted. It was believed that she was attacked by someone she knew. There was no sign of forced entry into the apartment.

One source says that after Robin dropped out of school she had many ex-boyfriends. There were even threats made against her, by some of the people at the apartment complex she babysat at.

There is evidence and DNA evidence, the police just haven't found the person it belongs to yet.

SOURCES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18814862/pauline_burgette_murder/
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/police-look-for-clues-in-1978-cold-case-murder
http://www.12news.com/article/mobile/news/local/valley/brother-of-cold-case-murder-victim-wants-answers/154463349
http://crimefeed.com/2016/05/38-years-later-murder-victims-brother-still-searching-answers-unsolved-case/











1 comment:

  1. 43 years in March since Robbin was murdered will she ever get justice?

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