UNSOLVED SUSPICIOUS DEATH: LISA TODD

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When the remains of a young woman and her unborn child are found hidden on the grounds of an abandoned distillery, it takes decades for her to finally be identified as a girl missing from nearby Philadelphia. Investigators attempt to finally solve a suspected homicide in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Lisa Todd was 17-years-old when she went missing from Philadelphia in 1985. Although her cause and manner of death could not be determined due to the advanced decomposition of her remains, the circumstances of her case suggest that she was likely the victim of homicide. Image source: enhanced school photo.
Pictured: the pump house on the abounded Publicker Distillery property where Lisa’s remains were located in 1988. Image source: Bensalem Police Department Photo.
The rings pictured belonged to Lisa, and were found with her remains. She was likely wearing them at the time of her death. Image source: police photo.
Pictured: the pump house in which Lisa’s remains were concealed on the grounds of the abandoned Publicker Distillery in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Image source: Bensalem Police Department photo.

Sources used to research this episode:

Body Discovered in Bensalem Twp. (Philadelphia Daily News)

Officials Gain Clues on Woman Whose Skeleton Was Found (Philadelphia Daily Inquirer)

461UFPA: Unidentified Female (The Doe Network) | WARNING: Graphic Post-Mortem Imagery

A Face from a Family Album (Larry McMullen / Philadelphia Daily News)

A Face That Radiated Sadness (Larry McMullen / Philadelphia Daily News)

Police ID Remains, Want Answers (Jo Ciavaglia / Bucks County Courier Times)

Identification of Bucks County Jane Doe Brings Closure to Family, but Leaves One Big Question: What Happened to Lisa Todd? (Dateline NBC)

Photos: Inside a Bensalem Detective’s Quest to Uncover Identity of Publicker Jane Doe (Michelle Haddon / Philly Burbs)

More Than 30 Years After A Pregnant Teen Was Found Dead In A Well, Authorities Can Finally Give Her A Name (Jill Sederstrom / Oxygen)

Remains Found in Bensalem More Than 30 Years Ago Identified as Missing Teen (Michael Tanenbaum / Philly Voice)

DNA Technology Leads to Breakthrough in Decades-Old Bucks County ‘Jane Doe’ Case (Katie Meyer / WHYY News)

Exclusive: Woman Wants Answers in Death of Sister, Now Identified as Body Found in Belsalem in ’88 (Kristen Johanson / KYW News Radio)

Publicker Girl (DNAsolves.com)

Who Killed Lisa Todd (Jo Ciavaglia / The Intelligencer)

Remains Found in 1988 Identified as Missing Pregnant Teen from Philly (Katie Katro / 6 ABC Action News)

He Posed as a Hollywood Hotshot. He Was Actually a “Master Manipulator” with a Dark Fantasy. (Tim Stelloh et al. / Dateline NBC)

Man Posing as Hollywood Photographer Casting for Made-Up Bond Movie Murdered Young Woman (Jill Sederstrom / Oxygen)

If you know anything about the death of Lisa Todd, please Detective John Monaghan at the Bensalem Police Department. He can be reached at (215) 633-3668.

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