Twelve-year-old Georgia Crews vanished from her Montverde, Florida, home on April 8, 1980, while walking to a convenience store about a mile and a half away. She left around 5:30 p.m., telling her brother Tony she would grab snacks and return, but never came back. Neighbors, local police and the FBI searched; footprints suggested she may have entered a vehicle but no one saw an abduction.

Georgia’s body was found eight days later, on April 16, behind a K-Mart Plaza on Highway 17-92. Significant decomposition required identification by medical and dental records. The autopsy showed she had been stabbed in the back and there were no signs of sexual assault. Investigators judged the abduction likely local because no struggle was observed where her footprints ended.

A prisoner, Albert Lara, later confessed but his account conflicted with the scene and he was known for false confessions, so authorities ruled him out. A distinctive necklace found with Georgia, reportedly not hers and described as resembling motorcycle parts, became a key but ultimately unproductive lead. Who saw Georgia that evening or has information about the necklace?