PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Cold Case Unit are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who was found dead in a canal in southern Palm Beach County in 1980.
On Tuesday, detectives released a reconstruction image representing the victim’s appearance at the time of her death.
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According to authorities, the woman’s body was found floating in the Hillsboro Canal, west of State Road 441, on June 23, 1980.
Detectives say she was the victim of a homicide and had been in the canal for several days. They did not disclose how they believe she was killed.
The victim is described by detectives as a white, Hispanic female who was between 5 feet, 2 inches tall to 5 feet, 4 inches tall.
She weighed 120 pounds and had dark brown or black hair and brown eyes.
She also had a slight overbite and was believed to be between the ages of 19 to somewhere in the mid-20s. She may have bore one or more children, authorities said.
Anyone with information about the victim’s identity is asked to call Detective John Cogburn at 561-688-4063 or email the detective at cogburnj@pbso.org.
Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.