Diane (nmi) Williams
Case #: D-61-10615

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