Susan Rae Perron was 14 when she left her Las Vegas home on June 13, 1971, saying she planned to walk to Lorenzi Park for a swim. She never returned and was not seen again by friends or family after walking away that day.

On April 16, 1973, skeletal remains were found in a remote desert area about five miles west of U.S. Highway 95 off Lone Mountain Road. Dental comparisons identified the remains as Susan’s, and the medical examiner determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head.

No arrests have ever been announced in the case. Investigators at one point examined possible links to the murder of another young girl, Jody Marie Miller, whose body was found in a similar desert location, but no definitive connection was made. The person or persons responsible has not been identified.

If anyone knew Susan, saw her the day she left, or has information about people in that area in 1971–1973, please come forward.