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Episode 13: Concetta "Penney" Serra

  • Writer: Kate
    Kate
  • Jun 10, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 21

Hi there, I hope you enjoy this episode of Whispering Softly about 21-year-old Concetta "Penney" Serra, who was found dead in the 10th-floor stairwell of the Temple Street parking garage in downtown New Haven on 16 July 1973. Psychic Medium, Mary Downey, predicted that "blood would tell", and her words proved eerily accurate. Discover how blood played a pivotal role, exonerating an innocent man and eventually leading to the apprehension of the true perpetrator ... Podcast Link  



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