A man's body is found along the Connecticut River On a summer day in 1986, the community of Lebanon, New Hampshire, was unsettled by the grim discovery of the body of one of their own. Steven Hill, a 38-year-old Caucasian male, had been missing for weeks before his life was confirmed to have met a violent end. His remains were found on July 15, 1986, along the Connecticut River near Summer Falls in Hartland, Vermont, a town just across the river from New Hampshire.
An autopsy would later reveal that Hill had died from multiple stab wounds.
The last time anyone had seen Steven Hill alive was nearly a month earlier, on June 20, 1986. On that day, he was seen in Lebanon picking up his paycheck from his job. What transpired in the days and weeks that followed remains a mystery that has endured for decades. The discovery of his body launched a homicide investigation led by the New Hampshire State Police, working in conjunction with law enforcement authorities in Vermont.
Despite the passage of time, Steven Hill's case remains an unsolved homicide. No arrests have ever been made, and no specific suspects have been publicly identified in connection with his murder. His death is sometimes mentioned in connection with a string of other unsolved homicides that occurred in the Connecticut River Valley during that era, leading to speculation about a possible serial killer being active in the region at the time. However, no definitive link has been established, and the case officially remains cold. The investigation into who was responsible for the stabbing death of Steven Hill continues, leaving his family and the community without answers.
