Lynn Carol Elliott was 17 and from Vero Beach, Florida when she was killed on July 26, 1983. According to accounts, Lynn and a 14-year-old friend, Regan Martin, were hitchhiking to Wabasso Beach and were picked up by David Alan Gore and his cousin Fred Waterfield. The girls were driven to Gore’s parents’ house, bound and separated, and both were assaulted. Lynn reportedly escaped but was chased down and shot twice in the head in the driveway; a neighbor boy witnessed the shooting and alerted authorities. Police found Lynn’s body in the trunk of a car and rescued Regan from the house.

David Alan Gore was arrested and later convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery in connection with Lynn’s death; Fred Waterfield was also implicated. The killing devastated the Vero Beach community. Does anyone have further information about Lynn’s life or the events that night that could help preserve her memory?