On July 18, 1988, 64-year-old Jane Gilboy was found dead in her King Street home in Franklin, Massachusetts, after an afternoon shift as a bookkeeper at Camger Chemical in Norfolk. She is believed to have stopped briefly at Horace Mann Plaza before returning home and entering through a rear door, where she was ambushed from behind. Her live-in boyfriend, Leo Demille, discovered her body about 6:15 p.m.; first responders determined she had been severely beaten and her throat cut.

There were no signs of forced entry and the only obvious item missing was Gilboy’s purse. Investigators noted a butcher knife from the home was missing and suspected it may have been used, but no weapon was ever recovered, including in the heavily wooded area behind the house. The Franklin Police Department and Massachusetts State Police have revisited the case over the years and identified persons of interest, but no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with memories of Franklin in July 1988 or information about Jane’s movements that day is asked to come forward.