On the evening of Sunday, January 8, 1989, 17-year-old Craig Lane was working the night shift at a Texaco gas station on Route 202 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, when a robbery turned violent. At about 5:30 p.m. an assailant entered the station, stabbed Craig multiple times in the neck, then stole money and fled.

Witnesses — including a man and his young daughter who had stopped for gas — saw a person running from the station toward a nearby remote path, a detail that led investigators to believe the suspect likely knew the local area. The suspect was described as a white male, late teens to early twenties, about 5 feet 10 inches, slim to medium build, brown medium-length hair, wearing a red jacket with a blue stripe across the chest, blue jeans and a dark baseball cap. A composite sketch was circulated but no arrests have been reported and the investigation is now a cold case.

Craig’s family continues to seek answers and justice. If anyone remembers that night, the composite sketch, or has information about a suspect matching that description, please come forward.