water ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁four ▁daughters ▁born ▁to ▁John ▁Per c ival ▁and ▁Margaret ▁( née ▁M org ans ) ▁Dr ink water . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁took ▁the ▁school ▁bus ▁home ▁from ▁G ow erton ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁She ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁at ▁ 2 : 3 0 ▁p . m ., ▁singing ▁as ▁she ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁one - mile ▁walk ▁to ▁her ▁family ' s ▁home , ▁T yle - D u ▁Farm . ▁The ▁path ▁she ▁walked ▁home ▁on ▁cur ved ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁woods ; ▁her ▁mother ▁saw ▁her ▁walking ▁home ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁and ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁woods , ▁but ▁not ▁come ▁out ▁again . ▁The ▁last ▁person ▁who ▁reported ▁seeing ▁her ▁was ▁Hub ert ▁Ho yles , ▁then ▁ 1 3 , ▁who ▁passed ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁returning ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁farm , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁buy ▁eggs . ▁Her ▁mother ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁home ; ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁began ▁a ▁search . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Dr ink water ' s ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁by ▁a ▁police ▁inspect or . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁ra ped , ▁shot ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁ch est , ▁and ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁police ▁found ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁weapons , ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I -