Police Reopen Investigation of 1973 Murder in South Jersey

A Magnolia man told the Courier Post he has been targeted by police in the 1973 murder of his ex-girlfriend at a Stratford apartment complex.

Melvin Pinkston, 64, didn’t tell the newspaper anything more, stating he needs to speak with an attorney.

Linda Lepordo was found murdered at the apartment complex now known as Woodmere Apartments in 1973, according to the report. She had a misspelled racial slur carved into her leg. She was white and Pinkston is black.

The case went cold, but evidence recently uncovered sparked new interest in the case, according to the report.

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