A hunter found severely decomposed remains off the shoulder of Route 63 in the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Shelby, New York, on October 29, 1983. The body remained unidentified for decades; a facial reconstruction was done in 1984 and the remains were exhumed for DNA testing in October 2013. In April 2014 the young woman was identified as 20-year-old Shari Lynne Ball, also known as Timmerman, a white female from Boca Raton, Florida. She was described as 5 feet 4 inches, 100 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair.

Family members say she told them in June 1983 that she was going to New York State with an unknown friend to pursue a modeling career and was reported missing to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office that month. No arrest has been announced. New York State Police cold case investigators have said they are investigating whether Christopher Wilder, the so-called Beauty Queen Killer, could be responsible, noting Ball’s case matches his reported method of operation; Wilder was reported to have been in central New York in 1984 and a woman said she met him near Buffalo around the time Ball is believed to have been killed. The investigation remains open.

Does anyone have information about Shari’s travels or contacts in New York in mid to late 1983?