Roberta "Robin" Elam wasn't actually a nun yet when she was brutally murdered on
June 13, 1977. The 26-year-old woman was a pre-novitiate candidate. Roberta was reportedly by herself in the field by the convent for the Sisters of Mt. St. Joseph to contemplate the commitment she was about to make. Roberta was apparently kneeling to pray when she was attacked. The attack occurred within earshot of the Speidel Golf Course, but no one there heard a thing.
Everyone remembered her as a brilliant, gregarious young woman who drove an orange sports car, jogged and hiked, wrote poetry about the mountains that soared above them, and laughed as often as possible. The oldest of four children, Roberta grew up in Minnesota and Illinois and attended graduate school at Fordham University. Her murder was never solved.
Excerpts from the 06 Sep 2009 West Virginia News, by Jack Swint
June 13, 1977. The 26-year-old woman was a pre-novitiate candidate. Roberta was reportedly by herself in the field by the convent for the Sisters of Mt. St. Joseph to contemplate the commitment she was about to make. Roberta was apparently kneeling to pray when she was attacked. The attack occurred within earshot of the Speidel Golf Course, but no one there heard a thing.
Everyone remembered her as a brilliant, gregarious young woman who drove an orange sports car, jogged and hiked, wrote poetry about the mountains that soared above them, and laughed as often as possible. The oldest of four children, Roberta grew up in Minnesota and Illinois and attended graduate school at Fordham University. Her murder was never solved.
Excerpts from the 06 Sep 2009 West Virginia News, by Jack Swint
Roberta "Robin" Elam wasn't actually a nun yet when she was brutally murdered on
June 13, 1977. The 26-year-old woman was a pre-novitiate candidate. Roberta was reportedly by herself in the field by the convent for the Sisters of Mt. St. Joseph to contemplate the commitment she was about to make. Roberta was apparently kneeling to pray when she was attacked. The attack occurred within earshot of the Speidel Golf Course, but no one there heard a thing.
Everyone remembered her as a brilliant, gregarious young woman who drove an orange sports car, jogged and hiked, wrote poetry about the mountains that soared above them, and laughed as often as possible. The oldest of four children, Roberta grew up in Minnesota and Illinois and attended graduate school at Fordham University. Her murder was never solved.
Excerpts from the 06 Sep 2009 West Virginia News, by Jack Swint
June 13, 1977. The 26-year-old woman was a pre-novitiate candidate. Roberta was reportedly by herself in the field by the convent for the Sisters of Mt. St. Joseph to contemplate the commitment she was about to make. Roberta was apparently kneeling to pray when she was attacked. The attack occurred within earshot of the Speidel Golf Course, but no one there heard a thing.
Everyone remembered her as a brilliant, gregarious young woman who drove an orange sports car, jogged and hiked, wrote poetry about the mountains that soared above them, and laughed as often as possible. The oldest of four children, Roberta grew up in Minnesota and Illinois and attended graduate school at Fordham University. Her murder was never solved.
Excerpts from the 06 Sep 2009 West Virginia News, by Jack Swint
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