Nancy Valentin, 31, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Rose’s Family Restaurant on South Main Street in Stratford on the night of September 7, 1990. Valentin, a single mother of two daughters aged 3 and 9, had just finished her shift as a waitress and was apparently accosted while walking through the lot. Investigators believe a robbery attempt turned deadly when she resisted and was shot once in the chest; as she lay on the pavement, one of the attackers fired a second, fatal shot from a .32-caliber handgun to her head.

Witnesses reported a two-tone car, tan on top and a darker color below, parked behind the restaurant; three men were seen inside and the vehicle sped away after the shooting. Her purse and the murder weapon were never recovered. No arrests have been made, and the identities of the three men remain unknown. A reward of $50,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about the two-tone car, the three occupants, or that night in Stratford, please share what is known with investigators.