A postcard, handwriting analysis, and a hole in the garage floor.

In June of 1984 25-year-old Maryann Bagenstose vanished from her home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

For nearly four decades her case remained unsolved. Her estranged husband, Jere Bagenstose remained the chief suspect in her disappearance.

Forty-years after her disappearance, now 70-year-old Jere stood trial for her murder.

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SOURCES:

Charges Filed in Killing of Maryann Bagenstose in 1984 | Lancaster County District Attorney's Office

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/da/11617/post/commonwealth-secures-guilty-verdict-jere-bagenstose-1984-murder-wife-following-jury-trial

Sentencing set for Jere Bagenstose in 1984 killing of estranged wife | News | lancasteronline.com

Bagenstose Trial: former boyfriend & daycare workers testify

Jury finds Lancaster County man guilty of voluntary manslaughter in death of wife decades ago

Judge rules key piece of evidence in Bagenstose homicide case inadmissible, refuses to dismiss case | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Jury begins deliberations in Jere Bagenstose homicide trial [update] | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Jere Bagenstose convicted of killing wife Maryann Bagenstose in 1984 [full coverage]

Coverage of the 1984 disappearance of Mary Ann Bagenstose [From the archives] | Local News | lancasteronline.com

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