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Jun 8, 2021 · According to law enforcement, McGowan, who was 6-foot-2, sexually assaulted, beat and strangled Joan, a wisp of a girl at just 4-foot-3.
- Nancy Cutler
- People & Policy
Jun 21, 2021 · Twenty years ago, Rosemarie D'Allessandro, whose daughter was brutally murdered in 1973 when delivering Girl Scout cookies to a neighbor, was given a cache of letters the killer, Joe McGowan,...
Apr 18, 2018 · She had been sexually molested and killed by Joseph McGowan, a high school chemistry teacher who lived three houses down from the D’Alessandro home.
- Local News Reporter
Jun 13, 2021 · Joan D'Alessandro, 7, was selling Girl Scout cookies when she was murdered by her neighbor Joseph McGowan in 1973. McGowan died in prison on June 5.
- Brie Stimson
- 3 min
Jun 12, 2021 · Rosemary D'Alessandro, Joan's mother and child safety activist, tells the story of the heart-shaped rock found in the site where Joan's body was found the day her murderer died.
Jul 9, 2019 · The recent parole of Richard LaBarbera, who in 1980 murdered 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky in Pearl River, has spurred Rosemarie D'Alessandro to advocate for stronger victim protections in New York,...
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Dec 3, 2009 · McGowan, a former high school science teacher, was convicted of raping and murdering Joan D’Alessandro on April 19th, 1973 (Holy Thursday), before dumping her body in Harriman State Park, where it was found on Easter.
