Viola Odell, a 68-year-old retired Air Force senior master sergeant and well-known dog trainer in Las Vegas, was murdered on October 15, 1997. Friends who expected her at a dog class went to her home on East Shalimar Avenue about 7:30 p.m. and found her deceased in the garage, having suffered multiple stab wounds from a screwdriver that was left at the scene.

Investigators concluded Odell likely surprised burglars already inside her house; there were no signs of forced entry and groceries in her car and partially brought inside suggested she had just returned from shopping. Valuables were reported missing or disturbed, but the investigation yielded no usable fingerprints or DNA and produced no witnesses or public leads.

Her death remains an unsolved cold case. Friends in the dog agility community remember her strength and rallied to rehome her dogs and to offer a reward, but no arrests have been announced. Can anyone who knew Viola or was in that neighborhood on October 15, 1997, help with information?