Lorraine Marshall was 28 when she was found murdered in her New York City apartment in March 1985, having suffered multiple stab wounds. Weeks after her death, her 6-year-old son, James Jose Marshall, was also found dead; he had been strangled. The double killings prompted an intensive investigation focused on Lorraine’s boyfriend, Hubert James Allen.

Allen was already a person of interest in the 1979 disappearance of his wife, Angela Elaine Allen. Lorraine had told investigators in 1982 that Hubert had admitted to killing Angela, but Hubert was never charged in that disappearance. In late 1985 Hubert James Allen was arrested, tried and convicted for the murders of Lorraine and her son.

The case leaves unresolved questions about Angela Elaine Allen’s disappearance and whether other crimes are connected to Hubert’s history. Anyone with information about Lorraine, James, Angela, or Hubert is asked to come forward.