The murder of a beauty queen


The case remains a mystery and unsolved.

IT is a murder case that remains a mystery and much talked about, even after decades passed since the suspect, a former psychology lecturer, was hauled to court.

The circumstances surrounding former beauty queen Jean Perera Sinnappa’s murder on April 6, 1979, shocked the nation and people attempted to pore over the intrigue behind the case.

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