A woman is strangled and left in a partially wooded area along the Londonderry Turnpike On a cold winter day, January 20, 1997, the body of a Caucasian woman was discovered in a partially wooded area along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, New Hampshire. The deceased was later identified as 36-year-old Rosalie Miller of Manchester. An autopsy determined that Miller's death was a homicide caused by asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation.
At the time of her death, Rosalie, who also went by Rose, was living in an apartment on Cedar Street in Manchester.
Investigators learned that she was involved in drug use and sex work, which presented challenges during the investigation as some potential witnesses were hesitant to cooperate with law enforcement. The frozen condition of her body when found delayed the autopsy, and while her death was officially ruled a homicide, the exact time and location of her death remain unclear to the public. It is believed she may have been killed sometime in December 1996, possibly before Christmas.
The case, which was Auburn's first homicide in 15 years, quickly grew cold despite the efforts of Auburn and Manchester Police, as well as the New Hampshire State Police. Over 100 witnesses were interviewed in the initial months of the investigation, and Manchester Crimeline offered a reward for information leading to an arrest. However, no arrests have ever been made in connection with Rosalie Miller's murder. Her case remains an open and unsolved homicide, now under the purview of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, as her family continues to await justice.
