Barbara Jean Kemp was 19 when she was last seen in the village of Baldwinsville on the night of December 5, 1976. She had been at the Hard Hat Tavern and left around midnight planning to go home; witnesses said she seemed in good spirits.

Her body was found wrapped in heavy fabric on the shoulder of Great Bear Road in Volney, near the old Miller Brewery plant, discovered the morning of December 7. The medical examiner estimated death occurred in the early morning hours of December 6 and recorded multiple stab wounds to the torso.

The New York State Police Troop D Major Crimes Unit led the inquiry. Investigators interviewed friends, family and tavern patrons and briefly considered local construction crews as persons of interest because of their familiarity with the area. The case grew cold; no arrests were made, and the Oswego County Cold Case Squad has periodically reviewed the investigation.

Did anyone who knew Barbara or who frequented those bars in December 1976 notice anything out of the ordinary that night?