On the evening of June 8, 1986, 20-year-old Rachel Sonnier Leach, eight months pregnant, was working as a clerk at a convenience store on Highway 6 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, when she was viciously attacked and killed.

Her death remained unsolved for decades despite ongoing attention from the Many Police Department and the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office and repeated reviews by successive detectives. With her family’s consent, Rachel’s body was exhumed in January 2022 for further forensic examination by the coroner’s office and specialists, but no arrests or charges have been announced.

Anyone who remembers Rachel, the convenience store on Highway 6 that night, or who has information that could help finally identify the person or persons responsible is urged to come forward.