Linda Sue Anderson, also known as Linda Sue Andrews, was 38 and living in Henderson, Nevada, when her remains were found on April 18, 1993, in desert near Tropicana Avenue and Durango Drive in southwest Las Vegas. A biologist surveying desert tortoises discovered a handmade quilt half-buried and topped with rocks; human hair and the smell of decomposition under the quilt led to the recovery of her body.

The Clark County Coroner determined Anderson’s death to be a homicide, with the time of death estimated to be mid- to late 1991. Her family last heard from her in June 1991 and she was unidentified for nearly 30 years, recorded as Jane Tropicana Doe until forensic genetic genealogy work led to a positive ID. Investigators contacted a genealogy firm in February of the previous year and Othram notified detectives of the identification on December 29.

No arrests or suspects have been named and the homicide remains under investigation. Anyone with information about Anderson’s death is asked to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Section at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

Did anyone in Henderson or southwest Las Vegas know Linda Anderson or notice anything about the area around Tropicana and Durango in 1991?