Lisa Palmer was 19 and a mother of two when she was killed in her Oklahoma City home on January 17, 1986. That day she was caring for her youngest child and her 18-month-old half-brother. Her husband Donnie came home from work to find Lisa dead and their young child attempting to wake her.

Investigators documented signs of a struggle inside the house but found no evidence of a break-in, robbery, or sexual assault. The cause of death was strangulation. Police developed a person of interest early on but lacked sufficient evidence to name a suspect; Donnie was quickly cleared by a confirmed alibi. The case eventually went cold.

Family members including daughter Krista and mother Barbara Gray have continued to advocate for answers, and the Oklahoma City Police Department’s cold case unit lists the investigation as open. Have any readers with memories from Oklahoma City in January 1986, or who knew Lisa’s family, seen or heard anything that could help bring justice?