This individual was recently confirmed to have been identified. Some details may change as more information is released publicly.
Stacy Lyn Chahorski (1969 - c. September 16, 1988) was a woman who was found strangled to death in Rising Fawn, Georgia in late 1988.
She was identified with assistance from Othram Inc. in late March 2022.
Case
Chahorski was officially reported missing in January 1989, four months after she was last contacted. Chahorski had informed her mother, via telephone, that she was planning to hitch rides from her current location in North Carolina to her home state of Michigan, to the cities of Flint and Muskegon.
The victim's remains were discovered along the east side of northbound I-59 near Rising Fawn in Dade County, Georgia. Approximately five miles from the Georgia and Alabama state line.
It is suspected that the victim may have been a hitchhiker, prior to identification. It was determined she had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
Serial killer Samuel Little confessed to Patricia Parker, also in Dade County, but he was cleared in this case through DNA evidence.
Another serial killer, Larry DeWayne Hall, was named a suspect in this case, according to a Radford University article. Hall is speculated to be responsible for the disappearances up to forty-five women during the 1980s and 1990s. Many of Hall's speculated victims were young women that were sexually mutilated and/or found near Civil War memorials. He is currently incarcerated at a North Carolina federal prison for the 1993 kidnapping and murder of Jessica Roach. The article also stated this victim was mutilated and found near a Civil War memorial, but this cannot be confirmed with other sources.
In 2019, her age range was adjusted to 25-35. Before this, she was thought to be as young as 16 and a possible runaway.
Characteristics
- Brownish, strawberry blond, auburn or red, shoulder-length hair with frosted ends.
- Crooked teeth with three minor restorations and an unerupted tooth.
- Tooth #17 impacted.
Clothing and accessories
- An X-large, navy blue, thermal knit, long-sleeved pullover shirt.
- Navy blue bra.
- Calvin Klein brand blue jeans.
- Black, lace-up, ankle-high shoes (Size 9).
- Yellow-Gold chain.
- White-Gold pinkie ring with a heart on the top.
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