A former Fairfield pastor is facing charges in the 1975 killing of an 8-year-old girl in Pennsylvania who investigators said was abducted during bible camp.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said Monday that 83-year-old David Zandstra admitted that he killed Gretchen Harrington after lying about it for 48 years, "This man is evil," Stollsteimer said. "He killed this poor 8-year-old girl he knew and who trusted him. And, then, he acted as if he was a family friend, not only during her burial and the period after that, but for years.
Two months after Harrington's disappearance, her skeletal remains were found at Ridley Creek State Park. Zandstra was interviewed in 1975 in connection to the murder, but authorities say he denied any involvement. Authorities confronted Zandstra about the murder in July, and investigators say he admitted to the allegations after being presented with the new evidence from the recent interview with his daughter's friend.
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