THE LONG WAIT

It was 1977…over thirty years ago…a mother of three small children was savagely beaten. Her lifeless body stuffed in the trunk of her car. A man arrested, tried, and found not guilty of the murder. So many twists and turns. A multitude of unanswered questions. NC Wanted will present the unsolved homicide of Alice Burgess. The case has tormented her children and frustrated investigators. What happened to Alice that night in a remote area of Vance County? Local folks still remember the murder. They talk and speculate, but still no answers as to who or why? Is the killer still among them? Please contact us with your tips at our toll free number 1-866-43-WANTED or go to Report A Tip... because for Alice’s children… ...the long wait continues.

Posted 11:06 p.m. Feb 13, 2008 — Updated 11:06 p.m. Feb 13, 2008

It was 1977…over thirty years ago…a mother of three small children was savagely beaten. Her lifeless body stuffed in the trunk of her car.

A man arrested, tried, and found not guilty of the murder. So many twists and turns. A multitude of unanswered questions.

NC Wanted will present the unsolved homicide of Alice Burgess. The case has tormented her children and frustrated investigators. What happened to Alice that night in a remote area of Vance County?

Local folks still remember the murder. They talk and speculate, but still no answers as to who or why? Is the killer still among them?

Please contact us with your tips at our toll free number 1-866-43-WANTED or go to Report A Tip... because for Alice’s children…

...the long wait continues.

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