I knew Lori back in 1981 when we were driving for Ft Lauderdale Yellow Cab. Lori was a tortured soul who constantly sought oblivion. She was a member of the Junkie fraternity who were driving Taxi in those days, and more than once, she would be around someones house half comatose on opiate. I had the feeling she had endured horrendous abuse as a child and just wanted to be comfortably numb. I knew her stepfather, Warren Bennet, who hinted that she was not very well. After her death, the cab drivers grapevine in Ft Lauderdale thought that she had overdosed and died on someone, who then dumped her body in a remote area to distance themselves from it. Mainly to avoid police interest in their own drug activity. Cab drivers are very familiar with the remote areas in Broward and Palm Beach County. She was out there for several days in the Florida summer sun before she was found, which would have made a full autopsy a challenge to say the least. If they had done a proper blood screen, that would have found a lethal amount of opiate iin her system. Lori is at peace now in the arms of God. No more pain. I hope this helps. Thomas Gardner

What a sad story. Thank you for sharing your story. She was so young.....:(

Lori Markham Soles, 24, was found dead on August 8, 1981, near a canal west of Boca Raton, Florida. Her remains had been left in a location not easily visible, and investigators regard the circumstances as suspicious; authorities describe the discovery as consistent with a deliberate attempt to conceal the crime.

The death remains unsolved and no arrests have been announced. The Boca Raton Police Department has kept the case open in its cold case files and continues to seek information about Lori’s final days and the events that led to her death.

If anyone knew Lori, saw something in the area west of Boca Raton around that time, or has information that could help, please contact the Boca Raton Police Department.