Crime & Safety
New Hampshire Cold Case: 37 Years Since 14-Year-Old Girl Vanished
Concord, NH – Thirty seven years after 14 year old Sonya Moore disappeared from her New Hampshire home, her killing remains unsolved, and state police are continuing to seek information that could hel
By Grant Holloway · 2026-11-02T22:54:34.472Z
Concord, NH – Thirty seven years after 14 year old Sonya Moore disappeared from her New Hampshire home, her killing remains unsolved, and state police are continuing to seek information that could help bring answers to her family.
According to the New Hampshire State Police, Moore was last seen Thursday, Nov. 2, 1989, after leaving her home at 36 Summer St. in Penacook, a village within Concord in Merrimack County.
What happened after she left remains at the center of a decades old homicide investigation.
Teen Found Months After Disappearance
On Saturday, April 7, 1990, approximately five months after Moore vanished, her body was discovered in Stark Pond in Dunbarton, a community northwest of Concord.
Investigators determined that her body had been in the water for a significant period and was discovered after the ice melted.
The medical examiner concluded that Moore died as a result of homicidal violence of an unspecified type.
The exact circumstances surrounding her death remain unresolved.
Police Continue Seeking Answers
As of the 37th anniversary of her disappearance Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, the case remains listed as an unsolved homicide in the State Police cold case appeal.
Authorities have not identified a suspect or announced an arrest in the information provided.
Investigators are encouraging anyone who may remember details about Moore's disappearance, her movements before she vanished or circumstances surrounding her death to come forward.
Even information that may have seemed insignificant decades ago could potentially assist investigators reviewing the case.
Anyone with information can contact the New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit at coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov .
Tips can also be submitted through the state's official cold case reporting system.
For Moore's family, the anniversary marks another year without publicly reported answers in a case that has remained open for nearly four decades.