By Nicholas McEntyre
Published Nov. 26, 2025, 1:25 a.m. ET
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Despite Gable being identified as a suspect, he could not be properly accused because “the case was severely hindered by a flawed forensic report issued by the FBI in 1975,” Formella said.
“At the time, microscopic hair analysis techniques led to an incorrect conclusion that the suspect could not have contributed the hairs found at the scene,” the report found.
Other evidence contradicted the analysis results, with Gable’s fingerprints being found at the scene and witnesses revealing that Lord had feared him.
During their investigation, detectives discovered Lord had been afraid of both her husband and Gable for some time because of his “persistent and unwanted advances.”
“Judith told her sister she was afraid of both her husband and her African American neighbor next door, indicating Mr. Gable, because he ‘had made remarks to her about wanting to see her nude,’” the attorney general’s report found.
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