Angela Hicks was 14 when she was reported missing in July 1990; her body was found about a month later in Elyria, Ohio. For decades the circumstances of her death remained unresolved and the case cold, with no arrests for many years. Her best friend Nicole Myers has worked to keep the case public and sought answers on Hicks’ behalf.

Samuel Legg III, who was Hicks’ stepfather at the time, had been a person of interest in the original investigation but investigators lacked sufficient evidence to charge him then. Recent forensic work prompted authorities to reopen the investigation after Legg’s DNA was linked to multiple homicides and to a 1997 rape, leading police to reexamine his possible role in Angela’s murder.

Elyria police say they are carefully reviewing all available evidence as the case is reactivated. If anyone knew Angela, her movements in July 1990, or has information that could help the renewed inquiry, please come forward.