Sarah Jane Kelley, 77, was found dead in her second-floor Covington, Kentucky apartment after friends noticed she missed a local prayer meeting on July 5, 1979. Investigators described the crime scene as perplexing: $400 in cash and a $176 Social Security check were hidden under her mattress, which suggested robbery was unlikely as a motive. Neighbors knew Kelley for leaving a butter knife on her windowsill to get into the unit, but police determined the knife was not how the killer entered.

The case went cold despite the brutality noted at the scene. In 1996 the Covington Police Department said it wanted to test original evidence with new DNA methods, but there have been no public announcements of arrests or suspect identifications. Few details about a timeline or potential witnesses are available to the public.

If anyone knew Sarah Jane Kelley, lived in that building in 1979, or has information about her death, please share what is known with authorities.