1962 Cold Case: 9-Year-Old Carol Ann Dougherty's Killer Identified as William Schrader

Cold Case Solved After 60 Years

• 🎯 A horrific case, cold for over 60 years, has finally reached closure.
• 📌 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty was found dead in the choir loft of a church in Pennsylvania in October 1962.

Killer Identified as William Schrader

• 🔍 Investigators have identified William Schrader as the killer, describing him as an "absolute predator" whose prey was little girls.
• ⚖️ The Bucks County Investigative Grand Jury found Schrader guilty of the rape and murder of Carol Ann.
• ⛓️ At the time of the killing, Schrader was living in Bristol with relatives, having been recently released from prison for attempted murder.

Schrader's History of Violence

• 🏃 Officials state that Schrader fled the area after being questioned by police.
• 💔 Carol Ann's last living relative, her younger sister, shared that their parents struggled with the loss of their daughter until their deaths.
• 💥 Investigators say Schrader's "reign of terror" continued, and he is believed to have sexually abused many female family members, most of them children.
• 🔥 He previously served time in prison after being convicted of killing a 12-year-old girl by setting fire to a house.

Justice and Remembrance

• 🕊️ Though Carol Ann cannot be brought back, her story has been told, her truth revealed, and her memory honored.
• ⏳ William Schrader died in 2002 at the age of 62.