Nicole Gaudreaux, 31, was found murdered in Montreal on August 3, 1979, after a violent sexual assault near Saint-André Street. Archival accounts place her leaving the Baltimore bar on the evening of August 2 and heading toward the Plateau area; police think she was en route to an address on Saint-André when she encountered her attacker.

Her body was discovered in a vacant lot behind 2032 rue Saint-André, lying on her back and partially unclothed. Evidence showed rape, severe head trauma, manual strangulation, cerebral contusions, a fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhaging. A large quantity of blood on the steps at 2036 Saint-André suggests the assault began there before her body was moved; her purse and other clothing were found a short distance away.

An anonymous caller reportedly told police he had killed a woman and gave the location where Gaudreaux’s body could be found, a detail that drew sustained attention. Researchers have noted similarities between this killing and other unresolved Montreal attacks of the 1970s, but no publicly documented evidence links any named individual to the murder.

If anyone knew Nicole, saw her that night, or has information about the caller, please share what you know.