Bobbie Jo Doster Johnson was 26 and from Concord, North Carolina when she was murdered in December 1998. She was last seen alive on December 24, 1998, leaving her apartment with an unknown man. Her body was found four days later, on December 28, in a wooded area off Pleasant Grove Church Road in Kannapolis. Authorities determined she had been strangled.

The case remains unsolved and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information that could identify her killer. Few concrete leads have been reported, leaving this as one of the region’s cold cases.

If anyone knew Bobbie Jo, saw her on December 24, 1998, or has information about who she left with, please contact the Sheriff’s Office.