Charlotte Jean Palmer, 24, of Anna, Illinois, was found murdered on December 11, 1986, near Highway 74 and Matthews Road in Romoland, Riverside County, California. She was reportedly living a transient lifestyle at the time; her partially clothed body was discovered in a remote area, a circumstance consistent with other killings in the region during the mid-1980s.

Palmer is listed among the known victims of William Lester Suff, the man identified as the Riverside Prostitute Killer or Lake Elsinore Killer. Suff’s crimes targeted women—many who were sex workers—and included stabbing, strangulation, and post-mortem mutilation. He was later arrested and convicted for multiple murders, including Palmer’s; reports state he was sentenced to death on August 17, 1995.

Does anyone have information about Charlotte’s life in California or who she might have been with in the weeks before December 11, 1986?