Sharon Blackburn left her home on the evening of February 24, 1989, saying she was going out with friends and would return later that night. She was last seen about 11 p.m. that night at Georgia’s Friendly Tavern on Parsons Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. When she did not come home, her family reported her missing the next morning.

On Monday, February 28, 1989, a man walking in a ditch at the end of Vause Road, near Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in southern Franklin County, found the body of a young woman identified as Sharon Blackburn. Investigators determined she had been beaten to death. Authorities are seeking anyone who had contact with Sharon before her death or who may have information about the murder.

If anyone knew Sharon, saw her that night, or has information about her movements after Georgia’s Friendly Tavern, please come forward.