Tracy Lynn Smith was 21 when her body was found July 19, 1987, near a reservoir west of the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington. She was a White/Caucasian female and had been stabbed repeatedly in the head, back, and torso; some reports put the number of wounds as high as 40. The brutality of the attack left the case traumatic for the community and challenging for investigators.

Detectives followed leads early on but ultimately made no arrests and did not publicly identify suspects, and the case later went cold. Investigators later examined whether Smith’s murder might be connected to a series of abductions, rapes, and stabbings in the Yakima area; a man named John Bill Fletcher was charged in the Yakima crimes while forensic testing was awaited to determine any link to Tracy’s death. The murder remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Tracy, saw her on or before July 19, 1987, or has information that could help, please share what you know.