Michelle Angela Garvey was 14 when she disappeared from her New London, Connecticut, home on June 1, 1982, believed to have run away and possibly left through a window. A month later a body was found on July 1, 1982, in Baytown, Texas — hundreds of miles from New London. The remains had been strangled and showed signs of sexual assault; at death she wore brown clothing, including a long-sleeved, button-down shirt with distinct embroidery on the pocket and corduroy pants.

Identified decades later, Michelle had been buried as a Jane Doe until her body was exhumed in 2011 for DNA, and in 2014 a DNA comparison with family members confirmed her identity after an amateur online researcher linked her missing-person report to the unidentified Texas body. Her remains were returned to Connecticut and reburied by family.

Anyone who knew Michelle, saw a young girl matching her description in 1982 on the east coast or along travel routes to Texas, or has information about people who offered rides to teenagers that summer is asked to come forward.