Jayme Denise Hurley, 39, was reported missing from Asheville, North Carolina on May 24, 1990. A former counselor and teacher at the Juvenile Evaluation Center in Swannanoa, she had invited a former student, Lesley Eugene Warren, to her home shortly before she vanished, believing he needed help.

Authorities focused on Warren when Hurley’s purse was found in his van and he was arrested days later on unrelated charges. Warren initially told investigators Hurley died of a cocaine overdose and that he had disposed of her body in the French Broad River, a claim inconsistent with Hurley’s history. On July 18, 1990, Hurley’s body was found in a shallow grave in a remote area of Pisgah National Forest; her clothing was nearby and the grave was concealed with rocks and debris. Warren later confessed, admitting he strangled Hurley after she allowed him to stay at her home, and was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Anyone with information about Jayme’s life in Asheville or her last movements is asked to come forward.