On March 15, 1988, a Virginia Department of Transportation employee found dismembered human remains in two green trash bags and a cardboard box about 25 feet from US Route 211 west of Luray, Virginia. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Steven J. Kroll, who had been reported missing from his Maryland home on February 25, 1988.

The way the body was treated suggested a deliberate effort to conceal identity and obstruct investigation. Investigators reconstructed Kroll’s last known movements and conducted a long-running homicide inquiry, but the case went cold with no arrests and no publicly identified suspects. The Virginia State Police continue to list the matter as an open investigation and are seeking tips that might break the case.

If anyone knew Steven, saw unusual activity along US Route 211 in late February or March 1988, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.