PLYMOUTH, N.C. (AP) - Detectives from Florida have visited a North Carolina county to investigate a 1982 cold case.
Chris Cassenari of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said a woman’s body was found in a canal in River Beach, Florida, but it’s believed she is from Washington County in eastern North Carolina, WITN reported Wednesday.
Cassenari, the lead detective in the case, said authorities had a person of interest in the case, but investigators weren’t able to make a case.
According to investigators, the suspect was near the area where her body was dumped. The suspect burned his truck only hours before, Cassenari said, adding that witnesses also said they saw the suspect with a woman who looked like the victim.
Detectives also found evidence of a long piece of hair inside the truck, but there was no DNA testing at the time. With current technology, investigators are trying to match the DNA from a piece of hair thought to be that of the victim.
Washington County Sheriff Johnny Barnes says there’s a family who can get some closure if someone can identify her from a composite photo.
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