After 63 years, a Bristol girl's cold-case rape and murder has been solved, Bucks DA says

After 63 years, the cold case of Carol Ann Doughertys rape and murder inside a Bristol, Pennsylvania Catholic Church has been solved, with William Schrader identified as the killer.

• In 1962, Carol Ann Dougherty was tragically raped and murdered in a Catholic Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania, a crime that haunted the community for decades.
• A Bucks County, Pennsylvania grand jury recently ruled that William Schrader, long a suspect, is responsible for the murder, finally providing closure to the cold case.
• The investigation revealed that Carol Ann Dougherty was strangled, and her case remained unsolved for nearly 63 years, highlighting the challenges of resolving such long-standing crimes.