On Monday, June 11th, 1973 at approximately 10:00am an elderly man came in to Hy’s Pawn Shop and said that the lady in the shoe store was on the floor and needed help. The owner of the pawn shop went to check on her and came back to call an ambulance. When officers responded to Rothberg Shoe Co. located at 4914 Charlotte Ave. they found Mollie Rothberg lying on the floor deceased. She had suffered multiple stab wounds. It appeared to be a burglary that occurred between 8:45am and 10:00am that morning. Mollie Rothberg was 56 years old at the time of her death.
If you have any information regarding the murder of Mollie Rothberg, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov
You can also call the Nashville Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Division anonymously at 615-742-7463
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