New Jersey man who killed 7-year-old Girl Scout 48 years ago dies in prison

A New Jersey man who killed a 7-year-old Girl Scout in 1973 has reportedly died in prison. 

Joseph McGowan was convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor Joan D’Alessandro on April 19 that year after she knocked on his door while selling cookies, according to NorthJersey.com. 

McGowan reportedly lived just three doors down from the little girl and was a high school chemistry teacher. 

“She said, ‘Goodbye, Mommy. I’ll be right back,’” Rosemarie D’Alessandro told News 12 of New…