Episode 338: The Chilling Murder of Carolyn Wasilewski

On November 8, 1954, 14-year-old Carolyn Wasilewski was brutally murdered just eight miles away from her family home in Baltimore, Maryland. Little evidence was left at the crime scene, but one peculiar and mysterious detail that was discovered was the name "Paul" written in bold pink lipstick on Carolyn’s thigh. Was this an intentional red herring or perhaps a vital piece of evidence that could lead to a breakthrough? Regardless of its significance, Carolyn's case remains unsolved, and it is now recognized as one of the oldest and most haunting unsolved murder cases in the history of Maryland.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2000/03/18/slaying-of-student-remains-mystery-homicide-in-1954-carolyn-wasilewski-stepped-out-in-curlers-to-meet-a-girlfriend-she-never-came-back/

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50627976

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50254495/wasilewski

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/baltimore-killing-cold-case-murder-famous

https://listverse.com/2022/08/30/ten-infamous-unsolved-cases-of-children-meeting-untimely-ends/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/16850804/