On January 27, 2005, city workers found the body of Michelle Spencer, also known as Michelle Lynette Royal, near a creek off Chandler Road in East Durham, North Carolina. Spencer had been fatally shot; investigators have not identified or arrested any suspects and the case remains unsolved.

The Durham Police Department continues to list the homicide as open and is asking the public for help. Despite extensive investigation, the killing has not been cleared and remains a cold case approaching two decades.

If anyone has information about Michelle Spencer’s death or remembers seeing anything around Chandler Road in late January 2005, contact CrimeStoppers to share what you know.