The last time anyone saw Cindy Elias alive was in 1977 when she was enjoying a night out with friends in the small mining town of Virginia, Minnesota. After she was unable to find a ride home, she decided to hitchhike. Her body was found hours later, discarded in a logging field. For 45 years, investigators in northern Minnesota have been trying to solve her murder.
Episode Info
If you or someone you know has information about Cindy’s murder, please call the St. Louis County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office at 218-471-7134.
![Portrait of Cindy Elias, 19](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DECK_Elias_cindyportrait-717x1024.jpg)
Portrait of Cindy Elias, 19. Photo Courtesy: St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
![Dateline - Cindy Elias profile](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cindy-Elias-Dateline-NBC.jpg)
Dateline NBC covered the Elias cold case in 2017. Photo Courtesy: NBC
![Spotlight on Crime - Cindy Elias Up to $50,000 reward](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cindy-Elias-Case-Spotlight-flyer-791x1024.jpg)
A 2003 poster announcing a $50,000 reward. Photo Courtesy: St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
![Help sought in death of Virginia woman article](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DECK_Elias_March1977news-copy-1024x720.jpg)
A story from March 29, 1977 appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Photo Courtesy: Minneapolis Star Tribune
![Clues sought in 4 old cases article](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DECK_Elias_newsB1-680x1024.jpg)
An April 2003 article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune - Part 1. Photo Courtesy: Minneapolis Star Tribune
![Clues sought in 4 old cases article - part 2](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DECK_ELIAS_newsB7-1024x482.jpg)
An April 2003 article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune - Part 2. Photo Courtesy: Minneapolis Star Tribune
![A 2008 St. Cloud Times article when investigators exhumed Elias’s remains](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DECK_Elias_2008news-1024x306.jpg)
A 2008 St. Cloud Times article when investigators exhumed Elias’s remains. Photo Courtesy: St. Cloud Times
![Map showing locations of where body was found and where home was.](https://thedeckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cindy-Elias-map-1024x772.jpg)
A map of where Cindy lived, where she was last seen and where her body was found. Photo Courtesy: audiochuck staff