Police Seek Answers In 50-Year-Old Tewksbury Homicide Case

TEWKSBURY, MA — Police are requesting the public's help on the 50th anniversary of a homicide. Judith (Merenda) Cadorette was last seen July 2, 1973 at the Holiday Inn near Routes 38 and 495 in Tewksbury.

Her body was discovered on July 6, 1973 in a wooded area near the ramp from Route 93 South to Route 133 West in Andover, according to a Massachusetts State Police statement. This route leads to Tewksbury.

Cadorette was 19 years old with long dark hair and had poor eyesight. She frequented the I-495 drive-in movie theatre, Holiday Inn lounge, and Pewter Pot restaurant in Tewksbury.

Anyone with information on the case can contact Andover Police Sergeant Mark Higgenbottom at 978-623-3500, Tewksbury Police Detective Sergeant Michael Donovan at 978-851-7373, Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Peter Sherber at 978-766-5823, or the Essex District Attorney’s Office at 978-745-6610.