She Vanished From Work. 25 Years Later, Police Finally Knew Who Did It

Lisa Ziegert was working alone at a small card shop in Agawam, Massachusetts, when she suddenly vanished near closing time. The next morning, coworkers arrived to find the lights still on, the music still playing, and Lisa's purse abandoned behind the counter. Signs of a violent struggle pointed to an abduction, and just four days later, her body was discovered in a wooded area only a few miles away. Detectives recovered DNA from the crime scene, but in 1992, the technology to identify the killer simply didn't exist.

For years, investigators followed thousands of leads while one name continued to resurface: Gary Schara. He repeatedly refused to provide a DNA sample, giving detectives increasingly unusual excuses as the investigation stretched into its second decade. Advances in forensic science eventually allowed investigators to narrow their suspect list, leading them back to the same man they had questioned for years.

When police finally obtained a court order for Gary Schara's DNA, the decades-old mystery unraveled almost overnight. A written confession, a DNA match, and years of unanswered questions finally brought justice to Lisa Ziegert's family, closing one of western Massachusetts' most haunting cold cases after 25 years.

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