In September 1977, Sigrid Stevenson, a 25-year-old graduate student, was found

dead on the main stage of Kendall Hall at Trenton State College. This episode

reads the 1977 records against the story everyone repeats.

IN THIS EPISODE

The three public documents: police report 77-476, ME summary 77-199, and the

1977 floor plan. The padlock he removed but never says he unlocked. Three places

she bled. The belongings beside the piano and the missing sock. The wrist marks

and the cord. "Slain coed not raped," and what the medical examiner says now.

The polygraphs. Four clocks on the time of death. The eight records that would

settle it.

TIPS

Mercer County Homicide Task Force: (609) 989-6406

Clutch Intel tip portal (anonymous): https://clutch-intel.lovable.app/tip

READ THE REPORTING

The Evidence Left on the Stage:

https://clutchjustice.com/2026/10/17/sigrid-stevenson-evidence-left-on-stage/

Sigrid Stevenson case library (timeline, Who's Who, map, reading list):

https://clutchjustice.com/sigrid-stevenson-research-library/

April piece, Rita Ruins Everything:

https://clutchjustice.com/2026/05/01/sigrid-stevenson-case-rita-ruins-everything/

THE DOCUMENTS (some images graphic)

Solve the Case gallery: https://www.solvethecase.org/case/1977-3/gallery

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Content note: violence and sexual assault, described plainly.

• Trenton State College Investigation Report 77-476 (Kokotajlo, Sept. 5, 1977); ME summary 77-199; Kendall Hall floor plan, 1977. Hosted by Solve the Case.
• Solve the Case, Sigrid Miller Stevenson, case 1977-3 (updated Jan. 22, 2025).
• New York Daily News, "Slain coed not raped," Sept. 8, 1977.
• Unsolved Mysteries Vol. 4, Ep. 4, "Murder, Center Stage," Netflix, July 31, 2024; Netflix Tudum companion article.
• Denise Fanelli, letter, Courier-Post, Nov. 12, 2016.
• The Signal (TCNJ), Oct. 4, 2011 and Mar. 27, 2021. Weird NJ. TCNJ News, Sept. 10, 2024. Princeton Info, Nov. 13, 2024.
• StatPearls, "Methods of Estimation of Time Since Death" (NLM). NIJ, "Semen" training module.
• State v. Townsend, 186 N.J. 473 (2006). N.J. SCI, Sudden Death report (Nov. 1979). Mercer County Office of the Medical Examiner.