| Age / Sex / Race: | 17 / Female / Black |
| Location of Homicide: | Shoulder of roadway, Rt 295 (Baltimore Washington Parkway) quarter mile north of the Washington, D.C. line |
| County: | Prince Georges |
| Date / Time: | 9 / 5 / 1972 |
| Cause of Death: | Strangulation |
| Details: | On 09-05-1972 Diane Williams failed to return home. At 6:30 AM on 09-06-1972 a motorist noticed the body of a female on the shoulder of the roadway and notified police. On 09-06-1972 the father of Diane Williams reported her missing to the Metropolitan Police Department Washington D.C. Autopsy revealed Ms. Williams had died of manual strangulation. Her father made identification. |
| Investigator: |
Detective Sergeant John Cook Maryland State Police - Cold Case Unit 1201 Reisterstown Road Pikesville, Maryland 21208 410-290-0050 jgcook@mdsp.org |