Louisville Police Seek Public Help in 1986 Multi-State Sexual Assault Cold Case

Louisville Metro Police have reopened a nearly 40-year-old sexual assault cold case from 1986, seeking public help to identify two men who abducted and sexually assaulted a woman from Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky. The victim was held at gunpoint, forced into her car, and assaulted multiple times at two locations in Louisville, with the attackers mentioning the Southwick neighborhood and plans to possibly traffic or kill her. Thanks to advances in technology and the victim's inquiry about reexamining the case, investigators have new avenues to pursue, including composite sketches of the suspects, who would now be in their 60s. The victim bravely recalled crucial details during the ordeal, such as names, locations, and items discarded by the suspects, which may assist police in solving the case. The woman was eventually released and drove herself to safety but continues to live with trauma, seeking justice and closure. Police urge anyone with information to come forward to help bring resolution to this decades-old crime.