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On January 19, 1974, the decomposed body of 17-year-old white female Cathy Lee Scharf was discovered by hunters in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville, Florida. Cathy, a resident of Port Orange, had been reported missing by her mother on December 16, 1973. She had last been seen hitchhiking, a common practice among young people at the time. Her remains were found in a ditch, and the condition of the body indicated she had been dead for several weeks. Investigators determi ...Read More
Victim Details

Cathy Lee Scharf

Female

White / Caucasian

Titusville

FL

1974-01-19

17

Cathy

Lee Scharf

11/21/2025