6: Delaware, Part 2

Shirley Anne Ellis, aged 23 Catherine DiMauro, aged 31 Margaret Lynn Finner, aged 26 Michelle Gordon, aged 22 Kathleen Meyer, aged 26

The task force that would bring down the Route 40 Killer.

Carpet fiber found in Pennell's van.

Pennell's notorious blue Ford panel van.

Delaware State prosecutor that brought Pennell to Justice.

Pennell being escorted from the court.

Delaware is the first state in the union to ratify the US constitution and was admitted on Friday, December 7, 1787 (happy 232nd birthday Delaware) DE was previously the lower 3 counties of PA until the Revolution DE only consists of 3 counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex (the fewest of any other state) 4. DE’s nickname is the Diamond State as Thomas Jefferson called DE a small, valuable jewel DE is the only state without any National Parks System units like historic sites, battlefields, monuments, or memorials DE is home to the famous World Championship Pumpkin Chunkin contest DE was named after the first governor of VA named Lord De La Warr DE is the second smallest state in the country, next to Rhode Island, and is the least populated DE’s current population is under 1 million DE us on 1954 sq. miles DE has 3 major bodies of water: Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean Former Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, was a DE Senator.

Thomas Garrett lost his entire fortune in his battle against slavery, he reportedly worked closely with Harriet Tubman and helped more than 2000 fugitive slaves move through DE, an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Actress, Aubrey Plaza, is from Wilmington, DE, she attended Ursuline Academy and participated in productions with the Wilmington Drama League. Her mother, Bernadette Plaza, is still an active attorney in DE. The doctor who developed the Heimlich maneuver, Henry Heimlich, is from DE The author of the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle, is from DE E.I. du Pont who founded the DuPont Chemical Company, founded it in DE The nation’s first steam railroad began in New Castle in 1831 About 500 descendants of the Nanticoke Native Americans reside in DE and they celebrate their heritage every September with the Nanticoke Pow Wow The capital of DE is Dover The first time Betsy Ross’s flag was flown, was at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge in Newark, DE The first permanent colony in DE was New Sweden founded in 1638 DE was a border state during the Civil War The MD/DE boundary line and the Mason-Dixon Line divide Delmar and there is a stone marker from 1768 that marks the southern end of the only North-South portion of the Mason-Dixon Line.