Memorial planned to honor slain schoolteacher

Fifty-two years ago Delta schoolteacher Bonnie Huffman was murdered. Her murder remains unsolved, making it the oldest cold case in the state of Missouri.

Huffman's relatives invite the public to honor her memory at 1 p.m. June 25 at Delmonico's restaurant in Jackson. Her niece, Wanda Ross of Chaffee, would like anyone who may have photographs of her aunt to bring them along.

On the 50th anniversary of Huffman's death, the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department received an unsigned letter detailing what the writer of that letter saw the night Huffman was killed.

Ross is hoping the letter writer will attend the memorial reception. She believes the witness may be afraid to identify who he or she saw that night for fear of retaliation, but Huffman's family is seeking closure after 52 years of wondering who killed her.