Rebecca Wirtz was found strangled and pronounced dead at the scene on August 19, 1989, near 101 North Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. She was 26 years old at the time and the death has been classified as a homicide.

The circumstances leading to her death remain unclear, and the case is unsolved. The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, have included her case in public lists of unsolved homicides and are asking for information that could help identify whoever was responsible.

If anyone has details about Rebecca’s movements, contacts, or anything unusual near Cleveland Avenue on or before August 19, 1989, please contact the Columbus Police Department.