On July 27, 1985, Ena Cordt, 28, and her four-year-old son Rory Wilhelm Willie Cordt were found murdered in their Forsyth, Missouri, home after Ena’s parents discovered them following a few days of no contact. The slaying of a mother and young child stunned the small town and remained unresolved after initial leads went cold.

Early in the investigation fingerprints belonging to a local man were reported inside the Cordt residence; he was never charged. Years later Tommy Lynn Sells, a convicted serial killer on death row in Texas, confessed to the killings and gave details about the crime scene. His accounts varied, at one point alleging he was hired to kill Ena and in another saying he met her at a fair and later killed her and her son. Missouri authorities expressed skepticism because Sells had a history of false confessions, while Texas investigators found some aspects more convincing.

No arrest or prosecution has been announced and the case remains officially unsolved. Does anyone have memories of Ena or Rory, or information about Forsyth in 1985 that could help this cold case?