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8-Year-Old Vanished on Her Way to Bible Camp—Former Pastor Now Faces Murder Charge

David Zandstra has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Gretchen Harrington, whose remains were found in a state park two months after she disappeared.

A retired pastor has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of an 8-year-old girl on her way to a summer Bible camp nearly 50 years ago.

David Zandstra, 83 — who resides in Marietta, Georgia — confessed to the August 1975 murder of Gretchen Harrington in Broomall, Pennsylvania, after investigators interviewed him, according to a statement by the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.

As investigators revisited the decades-old case, new details emerged that could finally bring answers to Gretchen’s family. Keep reading to discover the full story.