On the evening of June 29, 1985, 31-year-old Linda Shawn Casey was found dead in her Wichita apartment at 356 N. Spruce Street. A friend discovered her; investigators reported she had been bound, gagged, and suffered multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma, and her throat had been slashed. A knife was recovered near the scene.

Linda was a Wichita State University student studying anthropology and philosophy and was close to graduating. Investigators found no signs of forced entry, leading them to conclude she may have known the person who entered. No suspects were identified and no arrests were made.

At one point speculation linked the killing to the BTK murderer, but law enforcement later discounted that theory. The case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Linda, her routines, visitors to her apartment, or has information about that night, please share what is known with authorities.