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A suspect eyed in the unsolved 1964 slaying of a girl in West Chester

For 47 years, the ghost of Mary Constance Evans has haunted the West Chester area, tormenting those who knew her, and the many more who knew of her, with the mystery of her death.

Private detective Eileen Auch Law is reflected in the glass of her offices in Kennett Square. She was just 11 when Evans was murdered. It had an indelible effect on her, because her parents forbade her to ride her bike into West Chester after that.
Private detective Eileen Auch Law is reflected in the glass of her offices in Kennett Square. She was just 11 when Evans was murdered. It had an indelible effect on her, because her parents forbade her to ride her bike into West Chester after that.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
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