Sheila Holmes, 31, of Barrington, New Hampshire, was found dead April 13, 1990, near the railroad tracks by Forest Street in Dover. Her body was discovered on the ground in front of a blue Toyota pickup truck. An autopsy determined cause of death was strangulation with blunt force trauma to the head; she also suffered multiple rib fractures and a lacerated renal artery. Investigators described the scene as violent and indicative of a rage-filled attack.

Sheila was last seen leaving her job at the St. Jean’s Club in Dover a little after 11:00 p.m. on April 12, reportedly en route to pick up her boyfriend in Somersworth. Early investigative leads included scrutiny of that boyfriend, but the focus later shifted. A person of interest at one point reportedly made multiple admissions to killing Sheila and then recanted; the attorney general’s office concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. The case has been linked to other unsolved local homicides and remains an unsolved homicide on the New Hampshire Department of Justice list.

If anyone knew Sheila, saw her the night she left work, or has information about a blue Toyota pickup near Forest Street in Dover, please come forward.