Christina Brandolese, 21, was found dead at the end of a driveway in rural Johnson County, Kansas, on the morning of May 30, 1989. Her throat had been cut and her body was partially burned. She had been last seen in the early morning hours of May 29 in the area of Independence and Garfield avenues in Kansas City, Missouri. At the time she was known to be struggling with drug addiction and involved in prostitution; she also wrote poetry.

Investigators from a Metro Squad pursued nearly 200 leads but the case stalled. Detectives quickly linked Brandolese’s killing to the June 2 discovery of 18-year-old Candice Fisher, found in a field a short drive away; both victims frequented the same areas and had similar life circumstances. Richard Grissom Jr., active in Johnson County at that time and later convicted of three other murders, was examined as a person of interest because both women had known him, but no concrete evidence tied him to these two deaths.

The murders remain unsolved. Can anyone who knew Christina, frequented those Kansas City areas in May 1989, or has relevant information contact investigators?