Deloris Lainart, 44, was found dead in West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio, on September 27, 1977. Her death was later ruled a homicide and the case remains unsolved.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation keeps Lainart’s case listed among the state’s unsolved homicides and local law enforcement continues to work with BCI to seek new leads. No suspects have been publicly identified, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward to help bring closure to Deloris’s family.

If you have any recollection of events or people in West Carrollton around late September 1977, or information that might relate to this case, contact the investigating agencies.