Sharon Lynn Shaw was 14 when she disappeared from Galveston, Texas after a beach outing on August 4, 1971. She and her friend Rhonda Johnson were last seen walking on Seawall Boulevard. Skeletal remains recovered in early 1972 in and around Clear Lake near Galveston Bay were later identified; Shaw’s skull was matched by dental records, and a crucifix found wrapped around her jawbone was recognized by her mother.

A local gas station attendant, Michael Lloyd Self, was charged in 1972 and convicted in 1975 for Shaw’s murder based solely on a confession he later recanted, saying it had been coerced. In 1998 Edward Harold Bell confessed to both murders, prompting ongoing questions about who actually killed Shaw and Johnson. Self died in prison in 2000. The case is often linked with the Texas Killing Fields and remains controversial and unresolved.

Did anyone who knew Sharon or Rhonda have information about their movements that night?