Melinda Harder, 21, vanished from Saint Petersburg, Florida, on the evening of July 26, 1980. She was last seen walking toward her boyfriend’s residence near 17th Street and 20th Avenue North after returning from an outing with her sister-in-law. She never arrived and was reported missing the next day.

Nearly nine years later skeletal remains wrapped in a carpet were found at Maximo Park on March 2, 1989. DNA from the remains was matched to samples from her mother and daughter, and the medical examiner determined the cause of death to be homicidal violence, though the exact manner of death was undetermined. Harder was a single mother of three when she disappeared.

No arrests or suspects have been identified and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information on Melinda Harder’s disappearance or death is asked to contact the St. Petersburg Police Department or the confidential tip line.