Lorri Ellen Richardson was 17 when she was abducted during a robbery while working at a south-side Jackson, Michigan establishment on August 6, 1979. A White/Caucasian honor student and recent graduate of Vandercook Lake High School, she was found dead shortly after the abduction, leaving family and the community shocked.

Investigators identified and arrested Ricky Bills Jr. He was charged with first-degree murder and a weapons offense, tried by a jury in Jackson County, convicted, and received the maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Lorri’s family and the community continue to remember her. If anyone knew Lorri or has information about her life or the case, please share what you remember.