In early October 1980 the body of a young man was found near Cloudy, Oklahoma. He was identified nearly nine years later as 17-year-old Leslie Glenn Carpenter after an insurance probe into a stolen pickup located in Hugo, Oklahoma produced a key lead. Leslie had been killed by a gunshot on or before October 3, 1980.

That same insurance inquiry also linked to the November 1980 killing of 18-year-old Charlotte Bernice Cook, whose body was found about 25 miles from Leslie’s recovery site. Both victims were from Lufkin, Texas, and are believed to have been traveling together. The pickup belonged to Charlotte’s parents.

Investigators have not determined whether the pair traveled to Oklahoma voluntarily or were taken there, and no suspects or arrests have been publicly announced. Anyone who knew Leslie or Charlotte, or who has information about their movements in autumn 1980, is asked to come forward.