When Linda Raynor left for a walk in Hammannacet Beach State Park in the summer of 1992,

she was seeking the beauty and peace that only the ocean can bring. Instead, she was brutally

attacked by an unknown assailant, and her case has remained unsolved ever since.

In the 30-plus years since her death, investigators have identified at least one suspect,

but her loved ones are still waiting for the day that they have all the answers.

I'm Kylie Lowe, and this is the case of Linda Rayner on Dark Down East.

It was June 26, 1992, and 43-year-old Linda Ann Rayner had the whole afternoon ahead of her.

She was back in her hometown of Deep River,

Connecticut for a few days to attend a conference and spend some time with her big, close-knit family,

but her career as a social worker always had her around a lot of people, so she relished the opportunity to take some time for herself on the trip too.

So that Friday afternoon, Linda decided to make the most of a midsummer weekend in New England

and take a solo walk along the ocean.

Hammond acid Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut was about 15 minutes away,

and she had memories there as a kid.

It was the perfect spot for a stroll in the saltwater breeze. Catherine Ferris reports for the Hartford Courant that since Linda was

visiting from California and didn't have a rental car, the plan was for her to drive her parents to

work in their blue 1989 Honda Accord, and then she could take that

car to the beach as long as she picked her parents back up after work. Linda dropped her parents

off in Chester and then set off towards Madison. Linda reportedly passed through the park

entrance by 1.30 p.m. She continued down towards one of the parking areas for the two-mile-long

stretch of beach and parked in a lot near the Meg's Point Nature Center. Linda then ventured to the

eastern boundaries of the park on foot, away from the busier areas where families and kids built

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