48-years ago, a young woman's life was cut short when she was bludgeoned to death in her own apartment. Today, the murder of 23-year old Jane Sanders Britton remains unsolved. The Harvard grad student and Needham native's body was discovered in January of 1969 — partially covered by a rug and a fur coat — in her apartment, where she lived alone. Nothing was stolen and a red powder was scattered around the room. There were a lot of theories about what happened to Britton, but police never even named a suspect.
Now, almost a half center later, former reporter Michael Widmer is delving back into the case. He joined Jim Braude on “Greater Boston,” alongside Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, whose office has jurisdiction in this case, and Boston Globe Investigative Reporter Todd Wallack, who recently wrote a piece about the lingering mystery and the battle to get more information.
