Concord, NH – New Hampshire State Police are renewing calls for information in two unsolved homicide cases — one dating back to 1978 in New London and another from 1985 in Laconia. Authorities are urging the public to come forward with any details that could help bring closure to the victims’ families.
According to the New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit, 27-year-old Catherine Millican of Sunapee was found dead on October 25, 1978, in a wooded area off Route 11 in New London, known as the Chandler Brook Wetlands. Millican’s body was discovered roughly 200 yards from where her vehicle had been parked.
Seven years later, on October 25, 1985, 45-year-old John Crawford was found dead in his apartment on Winter Street in Laconia. An autopsy determined his death was a homicide caused by a blunt impact injury to the head.
Both cases remain unsolved, and investigators continue to seek leads. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Cold Case Unit at coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov or submit anonymous tips through the links provided on the New Hampshire Department of Justice website.
Authorities hope renewed public attention may generate tips to help solve these decades-old cases.
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