ENGLISH GIRL KILLED NEAR ARLES
A BODY OF A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND IN THE RIVER RHONE 225 KILLS FROM AVIGNON. THE GIRL WAS WEARING BRITISH-MADE CLOTHES. HER KILLER HAD STABBED HER TWICE IN THE BACK AND MEN SLASHED HER THROAT. The girl is believed TO BE THE 21-YEAR OLD STUDENT ALEXANDRA MITCHELL WHO VANISHED ON A CYCLE TOUR OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. HER PARENTS, MR. AND MRS. W.B.MITCHELL OF STRATHBLANE, GLASGOW ARRIVED IN MARSEILLES TODAY. THEY WILL BE PRESENT WHEN THE COFFIN WILL BE EXHUMED FROM A LOCAL CEMETERY BY ORDER OF A MAGISTRATE TOMORROW.
OPS: MR. AND MRS. MITCHELL PICTURED AS THEY LEFT IN A CAR AFTER AN INTERVIEW WITH THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT IN MARSEILLES YESTERDAY.
Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5 inches.
Photo is dated 07-07-1965.
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