FL FL - Stephen Craig Lund, 32, Tampa, 4 Aug 1979

[Romulus]

Missing Person/NamUs #MP37160
Stephen Craig Lund, Male, White/Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: August 4, 1979
Missing From: Tampa, Florida
Missing Age: 32 Years
Height: 5' 7" - 5' 8" (67 - 68 Inches)
Weight: 135 - 150 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Left Eye Color: Hazel
Right Eye Color: Hazel
Tattoo: Tattoo on right bicep of a bulldog, tattoo on right arm of an eight ball, tattoo on left arm of a skunk.
Jewelry:Thornton Class ring

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Circumstances of Disappearance: Stephen Lund was last known to be living in Tampa, FL. He told his family in Illinois he would be home on July 4, 1979 but never arrived. He was believed to be with Suzanne Schultz (MP 6635) who is also missing. Suzanne told her family she would be home on August 4, 1979. Stephen and Suzanne never arrived to their destinations and have not been seen since. Suzanne's U-Haul trailer was located, abandoned in Chicago in September, 1979.

WI - WI - Suzanne Marie Schultz, 17, Black Earth, 1 Dec 1978

Missing Since: December 1978 from Black Earth, Wisconsin Classification: Endangered Missing Date of Birth: April 2, 1961 Age: 17 years old Height and Weight: 5'6, 120 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes Details of Disappearance Schultz was...

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[Aurora90]

I think there is an incredibly strong likelihood that Suzanne Schultz and Stephen Lund are the male and female skeletal remains found in Homestead Florida in December 1982.

The age,race,weight, and height all match up match up to the public facing information presented in this missing persons cases.

And the unidentified female is believed to be approximately 10 years younger than the unidentified male. This also fits with the noticeable age difference between Suzanne (17) and Stephen (32).


‘Dungeons’ may be clue to deaths The Miami Herald Issue: December 1982. Page 363

police have no idea who the couple was, although "we are going under the theory that these people were together."

An assistant Dade medical examiner estimated that the man was between 30 and 40 years, and that the woman was from 18 to 22. They apparently were shot to death, and had been dead anywhere from two months to a year.

Police seek bits of evidence to identify bodies

The Miami Herald • Mon, Dec 13, 1982 Page 27
We suspect murder at this time, but it still has to go through the medical examiner before we can determine that," Merritt said. Evidence of gunshot wounds was found on both skeletons, he said, adding that the area is on a popular drug-trafficking route.

Credit goes to @citizen_sleuth for originally finding these links and including them into the thread for the unidentified couple.

I have submitted this possibility. I hope it gets investigated further.

 

[Keiri]

I think there is an incredibly strong likelihood that Suzanne Schultz and Stephen Lund are the male and female skeletal remains found in Homestead Florida in December 1982.

The age,race,weight, and height all match up match up to the public facing information presented in this missing persons cases.

And the unidentified female is believed to be approximately 10 years younger than the unidentified male. This also fits with the noticeable age difference between Suzanne (17) and Stephen (32).


‘Dungeons’ may be clue to deaths The Miami Herald Issue: December 1982. Page 363

Police seek bits of evidence to identify bodies


Credit goes to @citizen_sleuth for originally finding these links and including them into the thread for the unidentified couple.

I have submitted this possibility. I hope it gets investigated further.

Did you hear back? Are these two in NaMus (the does, not Suzanne & Stephen)

 

[Aurora90]

Did you hear back? Are these two in NaMus (the does, not Suzanne & Stephen)

Yes they are and this is being looked into. I expect either a confirmation or a rule out by end of the year at the latest.

 

[Quoththeraven]

WI Post in thread 'WI - Suzanne Marie Schultz, 17, Black Earth, 1 Dec 1978'

Apr 4, 2025

How did her U-Haul get back to Illinois if they were botched killed in FL?

Suzanne told her family she would be home on August 4, 1979. Stephen and Suzanne never arrived to their destinations and have not been seen since. Suzanne's U-Haul trailer was located, abandoned in Chicago in September, 1979.

I presume that Stephen C Lund went back to Illinois from Florida, either alone or with Suzanne. We don't know whether she disappeared in Chicago, Tampa or along the way. What's known is that Stephen was from Chicago (Riverdale to be exact, a community area of Chicago) before...

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