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On Deanna Cremin's 17th birthday, in March 1995, her mother gave her what most teenagers in the 90s coveted: her very own pager. Deanna was a typical teenager; she would skip class, sneak the occasional beer or cigarette, and she enjoyed spending time with her long-term boyfriend. But she was also very responsible. She had a job at the local supermarket and just finished training to become a cashier; she also babysat for many families in her neighborhood and even hosted some children\u2019s programming on her local community access TV station.\n\xa0\nDeanna was finishing her junior year at Somerville High School in Massachusetts, and her future looked bright. While she wasn\u2019t entirely sure what she wanted to do after, many believe she would have worked with kids.\n\xa0\nOn March 29, just a few days after her 17th birthday, she turned in an assignment outlining the top 5 most important goals for her life.\n\xa0\n1.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Graduate high school\n2.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0To find a successful job that I enjoy\n3.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0To have a dark green convertible mustang\n4.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0To have a happy family\n5.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0To live a long time, healthy\n\xa0\nUnder this, she\u2019s asked to choose which one of these five goals is the most important, and Deanna chose number 5, to live a long and healthy life.\n\xa0\nThat night, Deanna went to her boyfriend's apartment after school like she normally did. A few hours later, she called her mom to tell her she was going to miss her 10 pm curfew so they could finish watching TV together, but she\u2019d be home later.\n\xa0\nBy midnight, Deanna hadn\u2019t made it home. And when her mother paged her, Deanna never called her back. It wasn\u2019t until the next morning that she got the news\u2026Deanna had been found by two of the kids she babysat; she\u2019d been strangled to death and sexually assaulted less than half a mile from her home.\n\xa0\nDespite big promises from authorities about getting Deanna justice, it\u2019s been almost 30 years with no answers.\n\xa0\nDeanna Cremin was 17 years old when she was killed on or about March 29, 1995, in Somerville, Massachusetts. If you have information about Deanna\u2019s murder, you can call the tip line at 617-544-7167. You can also text tips anonymously to the Somerville Police Department at 874411.\n\nThis episode originally aired on January 26, 2023.\n\nThank you to our sponsor, Hello Fresh!\nGo to HelloFresh.com/justicefree and use code justicefree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That\u2019s free breakfast for life at HelloFresh.com/justicefree with code justicefree.\n\nDon't forget to follow me on social media under Voices for Justice Podcast & SarahETurney\nJoin the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice\xa0\nThe introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices