Schenectady

For more than two decades, the murder of a teenage Schenectady girl has stumped investigators.

Monday marks the 21st anniversary of the death of Suzanne Nauman, described as a victim of child rape with a history of crack cocaine abuse.

The Schenectady Police Department is asking for the public's help solving the cold case.

Police in 1995 said Nauman was strangled by a stranger.

She was 17 years old when her naked body was found in the tall grass along the west side of the driving range at the Schenectady Municipal Golf Course.

Leaves had been stuffed in her mouth, and her corpse had no bullet holes and no stab wounds, according to Times Union reporting from the time.

She lived in the Imperial Motel and was known to have worked along the central State Street area, one of the preferred gathering places in the city, sources told the Times Union in 1995.

Police said the case remains open and active investigation and are encouraging anyone with information to contact police.

Tips can be left with the Schenectady Police Department at 382-5200, Ext. 5602 or the NYSP Major Crimes unit at 783-3296.