Joan D'Alessandro | SOLVED MURDER (PART 1)

In 1973 seven-year-old Joan D’ Alessandro headed out of her Hillsdale, New Jersey home to deliver Girl Scout cookies. Within minutes she would be enduring a horrific assault that brutally ended her short life. For the next 50 years, Joan’s Mother, Rosemarie D’ Alessandro fought tirelessly to keep her killer in prison and to keep countless other children safe.

In Part 1 of the Joan D’ Alessandro, we will cover the family background, Joan’s brutal murder and the fallout that followed.

**This episode features graphic descriptions of the murder and sexual assault of a child.

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BOOKS

The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness by Rosemarie Birri D'Alessandro (2023)

The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker (2019)

NEWS/OTHER SOURCES Nearly a half-century after Joan D'Alessandro's murder, a young girl's spirit inspires McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919

McGOWAN v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (2002) | FindLaw

McGowan v. NJ State Parole Bd. - New Jersey - Case Law - VLEX 891044919

Joan Angela D'Alessandro (1965-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial