• Subscribe to Our Newsletter

What Ever Happened to Flora Stevens? The 42-Year-Old Cold Case Solved

It was an ordinary day in upstate New York. A man dropped his wife off at her doctor’s appointment, however when he came to pick her up, she didn’t come out. He was patiently waiting for his wife to finish up, but after a few hours, he started to get worried. When he went inside the doctor’s office, the receptionist at the front desk told him she wasn’t there. He was understandably confused. After all, his wife had asked him to come to get her. But the fact that she never showed up was beyond puzzling, and definitely worrisome.

/life/what-ever-happened-to-flora-stevens-the-42-year-old-cold-case-solved/img/WomanMissing01_MobileImageSizeReigNN.jpg

Source: Pinterest / Flickr / Pinterest

Everyone who knew Florence “Flora” Stevens wondered where she was and what the heck happened to her. This story has a lot of twists and turns, so stay with me. Eventually, the ongoing investigation came to a shocking end. Was it a kidnapping situation? A case of identity theft? Or a tragic death? When detective Yan Salomon discovered human remains, the case was reopened. And after more than four decades, a simple picture helped the detective crack a 42-year-old case.