A simple coin helped inspire CT cold case survivors to hold on for justice after almost 40 years: ‘We never forget’

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Police gave all four women who survived Michael Sharpe's kidnappings in the 1980s a medallion to signify their unwillingness to give up on the case. (Douglas Hook/Hartford Courant)

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Police gave all four women who survived Michael Sharpe's kidnappings in the 1980s a medallion to signify their unwillingness to give up on the case. (Douglas Hook/Hartford Courant)

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By Taylor Hartz | Hartford Courant

UPDATED: November 14, 2022 at 5:07 PM EST

In the palms of two survivors glistened hefty coins bearing the words: “We never forget.” The silver trim on the coins caught the sunlight through the autumn-tinted trees outside Hartford Superior Court earlier this month, on the day that their once-cold cases were closed with a conviction.Two women, once known only as Jane Doe 1 […]

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Originally Published: November 14, 2022 at 6:00 AM EST