On the morning of August 16, 1975, a father and son at Sherman Lake in Newcastle, Maine found the body of a young Caucasian woman in a culvert near the water. She was later identified as 19-year-old Florence E. Lauze of Brockton, Massachusetts. The cause of death was strangulation.

Florence had been a recent divorcée living with a roommate in Brockton. Investigators released sketches and used dental records and distinctive jewelry to confirm her identity. Detectives developed a lead that she may have been hitchhiking home from Massachusetts to visit her father in nearby Damariscotta, which could explain how she ended up in the remote area where her body was left. Early inquiries pointed to possible suspects from Massachusetts, but no arrests were ever made.

The Maine State Police continue to list the case as an unsolved homicide. Does anyone have information about Florence, her last known movements, or anyone who may have given her a ride that day?