Wicomico County, MD – Maryland State Police are again urging the public to come forward with any information connected to the decades-old homicide of a 26-year-old woman found dead in rural Wicomico County in 1989.
According to Maryland State Police, Colleen Powell West was discovered deceased on September 9, 1989, in a remote area along Bear Swamp Road near Wango, Maryland. Investigators said she was last seen alive the previous evening at the Sportsmans Pub on Roland Street in Salisbury.
Despite multiple investigative efforts over the years, the case remains unsolved. Authorities have renewed their plea, emphasizing that even minor information could be significant in helping bring closure to the case.
Anyone with information regarding West’s death is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit at 410-749-3101. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
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