Brenda Gaddis was a 33-year-old Dayton, Ohio, resident whose body was found December 12, 1990, in an isolated area southwest of the city along Guthrie Road. Two people collecting cans discovered her; police reported multiple blunt force injuries and believed she had been beaten to death. Retired homicide Detective Doyle Burke thought she was killed elsewhere and dumped at the remote scene. Brenda had been last seen by family around Thanksgiving 1990 and was reported missing before the discovery.

Brenda was a mother of three who worked at the Hoover bowling alley but struggled with drug addiction and engaged in prostitution, factors investigators say complicated efforts to trace her movements and contacts. Recent developments include someone coming forward with information about a location tied to her death and a possible suspect, and DNA found under her fingernails that may link to an attacker. The Dayton Cold Case Unit has been reinforced as detectives pursue forensic testing and other leads.

Does anyone have information about Brenda, her contacts in late 1990, or the area southwest of Dayton where she was found?