Donna-Jean Hudson was 20 when she was found strangled in her Columbus, Ohio apartment at 898 Greenfield, Apartment 2G on September 5, 1972. She was pregnant and her children were present in the apartment when the killing occurred, a fact that underscored how devastating the crime was for her family and neighbors.

The Columbus Police Department investigated, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists the case among unsolved homicides to encourage new leads.

If anyone knew Donna-Jean, her movements that day, or has information that could help investigators, please contact Columbus police with what you know.