Julie Barnyock would be 41 years old if she were alive today, instead her death investigation is more than two decades old.
Barnyock was 18 when she went missing from the Lansdale, Pennsylvania train station. Her body was found on Dec. 2, 1993 at a nearby SEPTA/Conrail freight yard.
She went missing on Nov. 8, 1993, last seen getting off an R-5 SEPTA Regional Rail Train at Lansdale Train Station after spending the day in in Philadelphia with a friend, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's office.
Barnyock's father came to pick her up but couldn't find her when he arrived. Barnyock's father went home and reported her missing the next morning to New Britain Police.
Former District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said Barnyock was seen talking to a man in his 20s after getting off the train around 11:40 that night.
Ferman said Barnyock was seen talking to a man in his 20s after getting off the train around 11:40 p.m. that night. [[231157861, c]]
It wasn't until Dec. 2, 1993 that Barnyock's decomposing body was found in the adjacent train yard. An autopsy found she died of blunt force trauma to her head. The death was ruled a homicide.
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Her killer has never been brought to justice.
Three years ago, investigators reopened the case and announced a $10,000 reward for anyone who leads investigators to Barnyock's killer. [[231209381, C]]
"There is no such thing as a cold case in Montgomery County," said current county DA Kevin Steele Friday. "We continue to work with Lansdale Police in following up on several leads we received this year. We've interviewed hundreds of people about Julie's murder since it happened, and we've re-interviewed many in the last several years. We want to find her murderer and bring justice to this family that been grieving for 23 years now with no closure."
Steele asked that anyone with information call county detectives at 610-278-3368 or Lansdale Police at 610-270-0977.
