Sunday marked the 45th anniversary Kenilworth's first homicide.

After nearly five decades, the slaying of Valerie Percy, the daughter of prominent politician Charles Percy, remains unsolved. Valerie, who was 21-years-old at the time, was beaten and stabbed to death in her bed during her father Charles' first run for Senate in 1966.

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This Sept. 18 marked a particularly poignant anniversary of the cold case with the passing Charles, 91, on Saturday. And while Charles rose to become a Republican leader nationally, Valerie's death continues to resonate along the North Shore. Police continue to follow leads and investigate the homicide.

In light of the unsolved murder, Patch will run a series this week that examines where the case is today.

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