Bartlett, NH – Authorities are once again asking the public for help in solving the decades-old killing of Shari Roth, whose body was discovered in the White Mountains in 1977.
According to the New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit, Roth, 22, of North Conway, left her home alone on Sunday, August 21, 1977, to hike the Sawyer Brook Trail in Livermore, located between Bartlett and Lincoln. She never returned home and was reported missing that evening by friends.
Her body was found three days later, on Wednesday, August 24, 1977. An autopsy determined that Roth had been strangled to death. Despite extensive investigation at the time, the case remains unsolved.
State Police are urging anyone with information to come forward. Tips can be submitted through the Cold Case Unit’s online portal at business.nh.gov/ColdCaseTips or by email at coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov.
The department says solving cold cases like Roth’s remains a priority in order to bring long-awaited justice to victims and their families. Officials noted that even small pieces of information from the public could help move the investigation forward.
“Help us solve this case and bring justice to the family of this victim,” the Cold Case Unit said in a statement released this week.
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