Clara Jane Armaly, a 25-year-old white woman, was found dead in her Miami home at 8130 SW 98th Avenue on the morning of September 13, 1971. She had last been seen alive two days earlier when her estranged husband picked up their child for a weekend visit; she missed a scheduled house party and did not report to work, prompting a welfare check that led to the discovery.

Armaly was found lying face down in her bedroom. There were no signs of forced entry or visible struggle. An electrical cord was discovered near her body; the cause of death was ruled strangulation and the case was classified as a homicide. Investigators have noted similarities between her killing and those attributed to the so-called Miami Strangler—white women killed in their homes with no robbery or confirmed sexual assault—though Armaly’s death occurred after the last confirmed Strangler killing.

No suspect has been charged in her murder. Her estranged husband, who found her, was treated at a hospital for trauma and was not charged. A felon with ties to other Miami Strangler victims was questioned but never arrested or charged in Armaly’s case. Does anyone have information about Clara Jane Armaly, her life, or that neighborhood in 1971 that might help reopen leads?