3 Route 66 Mysteries That Were Finally Solved_ Cold Cases _ Missing Persons Cases Solved Years Later

For decades, the story of "Valentine Sally" was a haunting mystery along Route 66. A young woman's body was found near Ash Fork, Arizona, in February 1982, and she remained unidentified for nearly 40 years . She was finally given her name back in 2021: Carolyn Eaton, a 17-year-old runaway from St. Louis . In another cold case, three teenagers vanished from Sayre, Oklahoma, in November 1970. Their blue Camaro was found 40 years later at the bottom of Foss Lake, solving a mystery that had haunted the town for decades . The 1953 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Bobby Greenlease Jr. in Kansas City also left a dark mark on Route 66, with the ransom money rumored to be hidden near the iconic Coral Court motel .