Dunbarton, NH – New Hampshire State Police are renewing efforts to solve the 1989 homicide of 14-year-old Sonya Moore, whose body was found months after she disappeared from her home in Penacook.
According to the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, Moore was last seen on Thursday, November 2, 1989, after leaving her home on Summer Street in Penacook. Nearly five months later, on Saturday, April 7, 1990, her body was discovered in Stark Pond in Dunbarton.
Investigators said Moore’s body had been in the water for a significant amount of time and was found after the ice melted. The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by unspecified violent means.
State police say the case remains open and active, urging anyone with information to come forward.
“Help us solve this case and bring justice to the family of the victim,” the agency posted, sharing a link to its official Cold Case Tip Form: https://business.nh.gov/ColdCaseTips/Tip.aspx?Victim=Sonya%20Moore
Tips can also be sent by email to coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov.
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