Case Details:

Liz disappeared about 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 1990 after she had left a Philadelphia nightclub called "The Bank", at Sixth and Spring Garden Sts. She was last seen riding her bike toward her Center City apartment. Liz's body was found November 14, 1990, near the Philadelphia International Airport, in a grassy area off the 8400 block of Tinicum Ave in Southwest Philadelphia by a man walking his dog.

The body was clad only in black, high-top Reeboks, and had been shoved part way into a green plastic trash bag. Medical experts believe that she was strangled. Because of the decomposition of the body, authorities were unable to determine whether Liz, 25, had been raped. Nor could they determine the exact cause of death.

Although police and family members said she had been known to use drugs, no evidence of drugs was found in an autopsy.

About the Victim:

Liz lived in Center City for about a year, and had worked as a legal secretary at the Philadelphia firm of Dicht & Horn although she was out of work when she died. She had continued to attend Queen of Heaven Church in Cherry Hill. Liz had left behind her jewelry, including expensive gold chains. Her credit cards hadn't been used. She had filed for unemployment benefits but had never finished the paperwork so she could collect. Liz then moved in with her boyfriend and two young women on Race Street, unable to afford her own apartment.

She was strong-willed, friendly and upbeat. She didn't hesitate to express her honest opinion, even when silence might have been more politic. Such frankness could anger, said those who knew her, but they said she also had a knack for delighting people with unexpected gifts and birthday cards.

She was devoted to the Grateful Dead, catching two of the group's Philadelphia concerts the week she disappeared.

If you have any information about this case please contact::

Detective Jack McDermott or Detective Steve Vivarina at 215.686-3336.

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