Michelle Foster, 32, was found dead on July 3, 1994, on a remote stretch of U.S. Highway 51 between LaPlace and Manchac, Louisiana. Her remains were discovered after she had been reported missing for several days. Foster’s death fit a pattern in a series of killings from 1991 to 1995 that primarily targeted African-American women, many of whom struggled with drug use or engaged in sex work; several victims were left in water-logged, swampy locations that complicated forensic work.

A multi-jurisdictional task force and the FBI investigated the cases. Two men drew scrutiny during the inquiries: New Orleans police officer Victor Gant, publicly named as a suspect in two other murders but never charged in Foster’s death, and former taxi driver Russell Ellwood, later convicted for the murder of Cheryl Lewis but not tied to Foster. No definitive evidence has linked either man to Michelle Foster, and her murder remains unsolved.

Did anyone who knew Michelle, or who traveled that stretch of Highway 51 in early July 1994, notice anything unusual that could help reopen this case?