On the morning of March 18, 1977, 78-year-old retired school teacher Lila Drew was found dead on the floor of her Route 11 home in Masardis, Maine. Her son, Maxwell Drew, discovered her just hours before the town’s annual Fireman’s Ball, which she had been planning to attend. An investigation determined she died from inflicted trauma believed to have occurred the previous night; her death was ruled a homicide.

Lila was a well-regarded, independent member of the Masardis Congregational Church and the Retired Teachers Association, a grandmother and great-grandmother who had raised two children with her late husband. There was no sign of forced entry, which prompted speculation that she may have known her attacker and led some residents to suspect someone local. The Maine State Police investigated but no arrests have been announced and the case grew cold.

Did anyone in Masardis at the time have memories or information about Lila’s last day or people who might have visited her home that night?