Coffee and Crime

The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder

She reached out to help police catch her killer

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Author Ed Anderson
May 03, 2024
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Teresita Basa helped solve her own murder Image from Wikimedia

Teresita Basa was found murdered in her Chicago apartment in  February 1977. Firefighters broke into the apartment after her neighbors reported a fire. She had been stabbed and set on fire.  

As police talked to people in her life, nobody came forward as a suspect. It seemed like a random act …

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