FBI, Highland Park police seek tips in woman's '96 murder
Highland Park — The FBI and Highland Park police are asking the public for help to identify a woman who was found slain in an alleyway in 1996.
Officials said the woman, whose remains were found May 20, 1996, was 15-22 years old and may have been biracial.
Her remains were found near a white shirt with yellow and black smiley faces, a white skirt, white socks and low-cut, black and white gym shoes. She was wearing a “Teddy Bear” watch with a leather band on her left arm.
FBI agents released a sketch of the victim and a picture of the watch.
The woman was about 5-foot, 3 inches tall and weighed about 190 pounds.
Anyone with information about the victim should call Highland Park Police at (313) 252-0050 or the FBI Violent Criminal Apprehension Program at 1-800-634-4097.
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