Terri Howell

Terri Howell

Status: HOMICIDE

City: Owensboro

State: Kentucky

Date of birth: July 1, 1956

Date of death: July 25, 1980

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Race: Caucasian/White

Cause of death: Ligature Strangulation

Anniversary month: July

LEA: Daviess County Kentucky Sheriff’s Office

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Case Description

Terri Marie Howell was last seen alive on July 25, 1980, approximately 1:00 AM in the morning leaving the Hasty Tasty Bar in Owensboro, KY. At approximately 4:45 PM on July 25, 1980, Howell's body was found in an abandoned farmhouse by Free Silver Rd and Lanham Road outside of Knottsville, KY. Howell had been strangled and burned inside the abandoned farmhouse.

Anyone with information concerning Terri Marie Howell's murder is asked to call the Daviess County Sheriff's Office at 270-685-8444. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Owensboro Area Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.

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