Salt Lake City police are now asking for help from the public in relation to one of their most nagging, unsolved cases; the 1995 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Rosie Tapia.
Rosie’s body was found in an irrigation canal near Redwood Road and California Drive after an exhaustive search the morning of Aug. 13, 1995.
The killer remains unknown and at large.
This case has been frustrating for police and an emotional roller coaster for Rosie‘s family, according to her mom, Lewine Tapia.
“I’m getting old. My health isn’t good. I don’t want to leave this world without knowing who took my Rosie,” she said.
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