An 83-year-old former pastor has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a neighboring pastor’s daughter in 1975, Pennsylvania officials announced Monday. The suspect, David Zandstra, was ...

Gretchen Harrington (left) disappeared on Aug. 15, 1975, as she was walking to summer bible camp in a Philadelphia suburb. Former pastor David Zandstra (right), 83, has been charged with her murder.

David Zandstra was arrested for the 1975 murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in Pennsylvania after he admitted to abducting and killing her while she was on her way to Bible camp, officials said.

David Zandstra, 83, was charged with the murder of Gretchen Harrington, an 8-year-old girl abducted on her way to a Pennsylvania Bible camp in 1975. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Zandstra, 83, of Marietta, Ga., is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after allegedly admitting in that interview that he punched Gretchen in the head on the morning of Aug. 16 ...

David Zandstra was arrested in July, and charged with criminal homicide and first-degree murder in the more than 40-year-old cold case of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington .

Zandstra is accused of killing 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in 1975. He allegedly confessed to the crime in July, 48 years later. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F.

Gretchen Harrington, 8, was abducted on her way to Bible camp. Prosecutors say David Zandstra confessed to killing her this week, and they fear he could have assaulted others.