Former Marple minister found not guilty in nearly 50-year-old case
Retired Marple pastor David Zandstra was acquitted on all charges Friday afternoon in the 1975 abduction and death of 8-year-old Marple resident Gretchen Harrington, according to information reported in the Daily Times.
Zandstra, 84, now of Marietta, Ga., had been charged with first-, second- and third-degree murder, as well as kidnapping.
The trial lasted four days, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict after about an hour of deliberation.
More details to be posted soon.
