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A police officer stood outside the house where Gerda Bissett was found dead early yesterday in her first-floor apartment.
A police officer stood outside the house where Gerda Bissett was found dead early yesterday in her first-floor apartment. (Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs) Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs

Woman, 97, apparently slain in home

Police say neighbors 'should be concerned'

By John Ellement and Suzanne Smalley
Globe Staff / May 27, 2005

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A 97-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Jamaica Plain early yesterday, and police officers with knowledge of the investigation said she had been beaten and was wrapped in a blanket. (Full article: 1003 words)

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