Linda Pesce, 36, originally from Santa Rosa, California, was living in Honolulu when she disappeared after leaving for a work meeting on the morning of April 29, 1986. Her car was found abandoned on the Nimitz Highway viaduct near the Honolulu International Airport; witnesses later reported seeing a light-colored van and a possibly Caucasian man near the vehicle. Her roommate reported her missing when she did not return that evening.

Pesce’s body was located May 3, 1986, off a dirt road at Sand Island, a remote industrial area. Her hands were bound behind her back, her body was partially buried with a concrete block on top, and she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators noted strong similarities to four other unsolved killings in Honolulu from 1985–1986, and Pesce is considered the final known victim attributed to the Honolulu Strangler.

A 43-year-old man named Howard Gay led police to Sand Island after saying a psychic had identified the site; he was arrested and questioned and became the prime suspect but was never charged because evidence was insufficient. A task force and the FBI became involved, yet no arrest has been made and the case remains unsolved. Have any readers with knowledge of Pesce’s last known movements or the sightings near her car in April 1986 come forward?