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UNSOLVED HOMICIDE: THERESA WOODS

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When a teen vanishes from her small West Virginia hometown, no trace of her is found until her remains are discovered in a backwoods stream months later. A present-day lead results in the reopening of a heartbreaking cold case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Theresa Woods was 14-years-old when she went missing from Oak Hill, West Virginia in 1986. Her remains were found months later in a backwoods stream. No one has ever been held responsible for her murder. Image source: family photo.
Theresa was an intelligent, quiet girl who had a talent for music, excelled academically, and loved fashion. She is badly missed by her surviving family members and friends. Image source: family photo.
On the day of her disappearance, Theresa was last seen outside of an Oak Hill convenience store. Months later, her remains were found in a remote location. How she got there, and who harmed her, is unknown decades later. Image source: family photo.

Sources used to research this episode:

25 Years Later, Father Still Waits for Justice Over Daughter’s Killing (Susan Williams / The Charleston Gazette)

Cold Case Reopened by West Virginia Authorities (Jessica Farrish / The Register-Herald)

Murder of Oak Hill Teen Remains Unsolved Nearly 40 Years Later (Austin Simms / Lootpress)

“Unresolved Lives” Book Pays Tribute to Survivors (Cheryl Keenan / Fayette Tribune)

Unresolved Lives (Susan Williams)

Jury Finds Carroll Not Guilty of Murder (Matthew Hill / Fayette Tribune)

UI Study Examines Perpetrators of Child Homicides in the U.S., Use of Guns (University of Iowa)

If you know anything about the murder of Theresa Woods, please contact the West Virginia Crime Stoppers at 304-255-7867. You can remain anonymous if you wish. Or, share what you know directly with the West Virginia State Police HERE via their online tip form.

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