The Unsolved '70s Slaying Of College Sweethearts Bill Sproat And Mary Petry

The Unsolved '70s Slaying Of College Sweethearts Bill Sproat And Mary Petry

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 28, 1970, college sweethearts Bill Sproat and Mary Petry were found brutally murdered in Sproat's apartment. Despite the gruesome nature of the crime, there were few leads as to who the assailant might be, and why they committed the crime. Investigators quickly hit a dead end, and the murders of Sproat and Petry were overshadowed by the nearby shootings at Kent State University in May of 1970.More than 55 y…