March 21, 1971 – Eighteen-year-old Susan
Poferl of Cloquet, Minn., was murdered on this date by assailant or assailants
still unknown. Her car was found parked near the Cloquet Labor Temple, where
she was last seen at around 12:45 Sunday morning dancing and having drinks with
friends.1 Her glasses and most of the clothes she had been wearing
were found in her car.2 Her body, however, was not found.
1Duluth News-Tribune; “No
Trace Found of Cloquet Girl”; March 23, 1971;
p. 9.
2The Pine Knot; “Army of
Searchers Continue Seeking Clues of Missing Girl”; Cloquet, Minn.; March 25,
1971; p. 1.
Body
of Susan Poferl discovered; see March 25, 2013 blog
Thomas Joseph Williams indicted for Poferl murder; see
April 29, 2013 blog
Thomas
J. Williams acquitted of the first degree murder of Suan Poferl; see November24 2013 blog
I feel like the Cloquet community has all but forgotten about Susie and what happened to her. It would be great to see The Pine Journal do a story about her and her murder as a memorial for those who knew, loved and remember Susie.
ReplyDeleteI haven't forgotten. I was just thinking about her today. It is sad that her killer was never brought to justice.
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