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This case happened close to me and needs solving. Laura Ann Parker was 14 years old when she disappeared from Lindenhurst High School in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, New York on May 23rd 1984. Most agencies will claim Laura disappeared after school or that she didn’t make it to softball practice. She apparently cut classes on the day she disappeared and even asked her best friend to come with her but she refused. Laura never returned home that night and was never seen again.
The next day, Laura’s parents reported her missing after waiting up for her all night. The police and FBI became involved at first and searched a week for her. However, the FBI and police decided that Laura was a runaway because several students from her school said they had seen her in the area after being reported missing. She reportedly told them she did not intend on returning home. Other people reported seeing her in Manhattan and other places in NY during the summer of 1984.
Due to this, the police listed her as a runaway and discontinued active search efforts for Laura. Since the sightings were reported, the FBI deemed Laura’s case was not a kidnapping and that she voluntarily left. This left her parents to do most of the searching themselves with them offering reward money to anyone who knew where their daughter was.
On September 10th 1984, three young boys discovered Laura’s skeletal remains in a wooded area off North Monroe Street, just a few blocks away from Lindenhurst High School. Laura’s remains had been placed in an area known as the “Hut.” The hut was a 4 feet deep 11 foot wide hole that was considered a local hangout spot for kids and teenagers. A carpet was placed over Laura’s body.
Police later determined Laura’s identity through dental records and found she was still wearing the same clothing she had been wearing when she was last seen in May. It’s believed that Laura died on the same day she disappeared and that she never left Lindenhurst at all. However, no cause of death could be determined. It’s very likely Laura might’ve known who killed her because the area she was found in is only really known to locals. No one has ever been arrested or charged with her murder.
Laura’s parents adopted her when she was an infant and raised her to be a very kind and loving girl. I’ve seen many people commenting nothing but good things about Laura from when she was still alive and she’s greatly missed. Her parents searched for Laura for months and never gave up hope of finding her safe. After her remains were found, they were devastated and hoped to find her killer. That still hasn’t happened and Laura deserves justice.
The next day, Laura’s parents reported her missing after waiting up for her all night. The police and FBI became involved at first and searched a week for her. However, the FBI and police decided that Laura was a runaway because several students from her school said they had seen her in the area after being reported missing. She reportedly told them she did not intend on returning home. Other people reported seeing her in Manhattan and other places in NY during the summer of 1984.
Due to this, the police listed her as a runaway and discontinued active search efforts for Laura. Since the sightings were reported, the FBI deemed Laura’s case was not a kidnapping and that she voluntarily left. This left her parents to do most of the searching themselves with them offering reward money to anyone who knew where their daughter was.
On September 10th 1984, three young boys discovered Laura’s skeletal remains in a wooded area off North Monroe Street, just a few blocks away from Lindenhurst High School. Laura’s remains had been placed in an area known as the “Hut.” The hut was a 4 feet deep 11 foot wide hole that was considered a local hangout spot for kids and teenagers. A carpet was placed over Laura’s body.
Police later determined Laura’s identity through dental records and found she was still wearing the same clothing she had been wearing when she was last seen in May. It’s believed that Laura died on the same day she disappeared and that she never left Lindenhurst at all. However, no cause of death could be determined. It’s very likely Laura might’ve known who killed her because the area she was found in is only really known to locals. No one has ever been arrested or charged with her murder.
Laura’s parents adopted her when she was an infant and raised her to be a very kind and loving girl. I’ve seen many people commenting nothing but good things about Laura from when she was still alive and she’s greatly missed. Her parents searched for Laura for months and never gave up hope of finding her safe. After her remains were found, they were devastated and hoped to find her killer. That still hasn’t happened and Laura deserves justice.
