Anna Belle Wilson Lavette, 55, was found partially decomposed in a wooded area in Immokalee, Florida, on July 5, 1981. Her body showed traumatic injuries, and investigators treated the death as a violent homicide. A witness reported seeing something suspicious in the area around that time, but no concrete evidence or suspects have been publicly identified.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigated, but the remote recovery location and the limited forensic tools available in 1981 hindered progress. The case remains unsolved and open, one of several difficult homicides from that era in the Immokalee area.

If anyone knew Anna Belle Lavette, was in Immokalee in early July 1981, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.