Phoebe Winston was 23 when she was reported missing from Plant City, Florida, on October 28, 1977. She was last seen driving a 1964 light blue Ford 4-door sedan; that vehicle was recovered months later on March 3, 1978, off Cleveland Heights Boulevard in Lakeland.

Skeletal remains identified as Winston’s were found on March 27, 1979, in an open field northeast of Cleveland Heights Boulevard and Rolling Woods Lane in Lakeland. The investigation determined she had been shot in the head, indicating a homicide. The case remains unsolved and is listed among the Polk County Sheriff’s Office cold cases; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

Anyone with information about Phoebe Winston, her movements in late 1977, or the recovery sites is asked to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.