COLD CASE: Murder of Cynthia D. Elrod
June 02, 2021

On 08/23/1983, at about 1:30pm, Alaska State Troopers in Juneau received a report that 20-year-old Juneau resident, Cynthia D. Elrod was found deceased in her home at the Kodzoff Trailer Park, located in the Mendenhall Valley of Juneau Alaska. Troopers responded to the residence and located Cynthia Elrod’s body in the bathroom of the residence. The cause of death was determined to be by strangulation.

During the course of the investigation, multiple persons of interests were developed as possible suspects. Troopers followed up on many leads in the case and worked with the F.B.I to analyze evidence in the case. As of yet, no evidence in the case has been able to link a suspect to the killer of Cynthia Elrod.

The Juneau Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying Cynthia Elrod’s killer. As it has been almost 40-years since the murder, JPD hopes that someone who knows what happened will come forward with new information, or that the suspect would want to unburden themselves with the guilt that comes with such an act.