documentary / crime - 36 MINUTES
Directed by Vanessa Martino
Description: In 1973, seven-year-old Joan D’Alessandro asked her mother Rosemarie if she could deliver a box of Girl Scout cookies to a neighbor and that was the last time Rosemarie saw Joan alive. Twenty years later, under the threat of the murderer’s impending release, with the help of her community, Rosemarie fought to keep him in prison. Rosemarie became a symbol of hope for her northern New Jersey community and a rallying point for victims' parents nationwide.
Sponsored by YWCA Northern New Jersey
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