NJ NJ - Sharon Thor, 15, murdered, Franklin Township, 26 October 1982

[Chris M]

Did the kid who saw the driver of the car(WM, teens/early 20''s, w/ black hair) see what kind and colors of clothes that the driver of the car was wearing? Also, did Sharon's killer or killer(s) leave anything behind at the murder scene that may indicate who they may be? While the killer or killers(s) were using the murder weapons to kill Sharon did they leave any evidence behind like something to the fell to the ground like a fiber off of a piece of their clothing? It seems like the main evidence in this case maybe just blood from the killer or killer(s) hand or hand(s)while he or they were gripping the murder weapons.

 

[guardian1234]

It seems that the attorney for the suspect knew the Judge would not be present at the hearing , or her client would have been present . The DA should have notified the public of the suspect’s name , I think protecting the suspect’s in this country has become more important than the victim. It is time we vote these DA ‘s out of office . This girl who was murdered got no judicial rights from our system . The suspect or suspects are living well

 

[Chris M]

Here are some more cars that possibly Sharon gotten into with the 2 guys that she was last seen with 55-1 hour before her death. I did a photo list of cars of other cars that Sharon may have gotten into 55 minutes-1 hour before her death a year ago at this time.

1974 AMC Madator X Coupe

1975 AMC Madator Base Sedan

 

[Chris M]

I tried downloading the photo of a 1975 AMC Pacer(a hatchback) for the post above off of wikipedia yesterday and had difficulty.

 

[Chris M]

projectcoldcase.org

I was just trying to link a couple of items off of the link because some of the news articles with this link are already on this thread. I just decided to put the whole thing from the link on this post. It just saves alot of time.

 

[Chris M]

Today marks the 42nd or 43rd year on this date (October 26th, 1982) of Sharon Thor's death. If anybody has any information on Sharon Thor's unsolved murder please call the Franklin Twp.(Somerset County), New Jersey Police Department at 732-873-5533 ext 2006. The car that Sharon was last seen getting into with 2 other men had a loud muffler and something covering one of the rear windows possibly a piece of fabric or clothing. The rear window on the car may have been broken thus having something covering it. I have posted on previous posts or pages on this thread photos of what kind car Sharon may have been last seen getting into 1 hour before death at 5:30-5:35 pm as her time of death was marked at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, October 26th, 1982. Also, The phone call that called Sharon Thor received at her home on 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 26th(1 hour before her death) the caller remains unknown or nameless at this point. If somebody knows who the caller is reading through this post that would be helpful in solving Sharon Thor's case. The phone call was a few minutes long before Sharon Thor walked outside and got into the car with the 2 men. 1 of the men was described as a White Male with dark hair in his late teens/early 20's. The man would be in his late 50's/early 60's today if still alive. Sharon Thor was murdered on a property maintained by a local utility company not at all far from her home on John E. Busch Avenue in Franklin Twp(Somerset County), New Jersey. Maybe if somebody saw her shortly before her death(October 26th, 1982) on the property of the utility company maybe sketch composites can be made via police of who she was hanging out with that night.

 

[dotr]

https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/affiliated-agencies/prosecutor-s-office/cold-cases#:~:text=Sharon%20Thor%20%2D%20Homicide,when%20the%20home%20telephone%20rang.

''Sharon Thor - Homicide​

On October 26, 1982, at approximately 5:30 p.m., 15-year old Sharon Thor was preparing to leave her Franklin Township home for her weekly ballet dance lesson which was three miles away in Bound Brook, when the home telephone rang. Sharon appeared to be pleased to hear from the caller. As soon as she hung up the phone, she told her mother that she would be right back as she rushed outside to the street. She climbed into the passenger side of a vehicle that had pulled up in front of her house, according to a child who had been playing in the front yard.

Three days later, at team of searchers found Sharon’s body discarded in a wooded area about a quarter-mile from her home.''

 

[Chris M]

The only way it seems Sharon's killer would be found I think at this point is that the DNA from maybe other family members of Sharon's killer that that be in the system(CODIS.)

 

[Chris M]

I was able to get this article off of a youtuber that did a video on Sharon's unsolved murder case. Its an older article obviously. The youtuber did have a date on this article but I can't put a specific date that he said on here because I got a warning last time on another thread that you can't use spoken words on a video or something to that effect. There is no date on top of the headline of this article either.

This article highlights that rain may have compromised DNA evidence at the murder scene because Sharon's body wasn't discovered until 3 days after her death. It was not known that Sharon had gotten into a car the day and 1 hour before her death at the point that this article was written.

 

[Chris M]

One thing that shocks me moderately about this case is if Sharon ever told anybody about the 2 guys that she got into a car with 55 minutes-1 hour before her death like a month, weeks, or days before she was killed. Her family didn't obviously know about these 2 guys since the case is still unsolved currently. I guess the first(especially) or second sentence that I wrote is partly connected as to why Sharon was shocked to receive the phone call that she did 1 hour before her death.

 

[bluestsocks]

The only way it seems Sharon's killer would be found I think at this point is that the DNA from maybe other family members of Sharon's killer that that be in the system(CODIS.)

I do agree that DNA is needed to solve this case at this point. A CODIS match would be easiest, but genetic forensic genealogy may also be an option if nothing pops in CODIS. Hopefully there is the will and the funds to explore that avenue.

 

[Chris M]

Sharon's niece(Sam or Samantha) removed the names and their comments off of petitioners who commented on having ti do with Sharon's murder case reopened. Sam has said on the Petition Page the Franklin Police Department have been helpful in trying to solve Sharon's case. There is an Instagram Page having to do with Sharon currently. I forgot to post this information on my last post a few weeks back.

 

[Chris M]

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These are photos courtesy of the website "historical ariels.com" of how the area of where Sharon Thor's body was found after she was killed has changed since the 3 decades have passed since her murder. Her body I believe was found in the area of the 1979 ,1984, 1987, and 1995 photos where letter the "m" is for the word (.com) and where the letter c is in the circle I believe are located in those 4 photos(1979, 1984, 1987 and 1995.) I could have put full sized images up in this post but I didn't want it to take up too much room up.

 

[dotr]

Niece breathes new life into the mystery behind her aunt’s Franklin Township homicide more than four decades later

15-year-old Sharon Thor entered a car with two men on October 26, 1982. Her remains were found in the woods three days later.

www.nbcnews.com

Aug. 31, 2025,

 

[Chris M]

I am happy this case finally got air time on TV. Maybe somebody who watched this episode of dateline knows further details about the case like the car, the caller and maybe where Sharon went for that 55 minutes-1 hour before her death. I think I have said this on here in the past people say things when they drink beer and maybe somebody who was drinking like at a party or a bar confessed to somebody else they killed Sharon.

Again, I have special interest in this case because I live 20 minutes from Franklin Twp, NJ. I use to go there alot to the different shops(Kmart especially), Ponderosa, McDonalds, and Burger King when I was kid in the 1980's. I worked in Franklin Twp, from mid 2007-2010.

 

[Chris M]

I had a thought last night could the killer or killer(s) been Rutgers University students at the time? Rutgers University has a campus in Piscataway which is across the river from where Sharon was killed. Rutgers University also has a campus in New Brunswick which was the next town over from where Sharon lived in Franklin Twp(Somerset County.)

 

[Richard]

Such a beautiful and talented young lady. It is likely that the two guys who picked her up in their car were responsible for her murder.