Who Murdered 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington? | True Crime

Was Gretchen Harrington Murdered By Her Pastor, David Zandstra? | True Crime Documentary

On the morning of the 15th August 1975, 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington, left her home, heading to summer vacation Bible school class.

The Trinity Chapel Christian Reform Church was less than half a mile up the road and she had done this walk many times, but unfortunately, on this fateful day, Gretchen never made it.

2 months later, on the 14th of October 1975, skeletal remains were found by a passing jogger in Ridley Creek State Park and they were devastatingly identified as Gretchen’s.

Her clothes were found neatly folded nearby and her underwear was found hung in a tree branch.

Her death was ruled a homicide as it was found that she had injuries to her head, but with no other leads, Gretchen Harrington’s murder case remained unsolved for nearly 48 years.

That was, until 2023, when somebody came forward with new information, implicating none other, than one of the town's Pastors.

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00:00 Introduction
01:55 Gretchen Harrington
03:40 Gretchen Goes Missing
06:18 The Search For Gretchen
08:16 Gretchen Is Found
09:44 The Case Goes Cold
10:41 A New Lead In 2023...
14:38 David Zandstra's Confession
17:15 David Zandstra Is Charged
21:35 The Lead-Up To The Trial
23:56 The Trial
28:51 The Verdict

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DISCLAIMER - This video contains themes of violence. I do not intend to cause any disrespect to anyone I talk about in this video. This is purely a factual and educational piece that I have put together with information I have found on the internet. Rest in Peace, Gretchen Harrington.

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