MUS-2026-0215
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MUS-2026-0215
Homicide
- Incident
- 1998
- Indexed
- Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- New Haven Police Department
- Location
- New Haven CT
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On December 4, 1998, Suzanne Jovin, a 21-year-old Yale University senior, was stabbed 17 times near campus in New Haven, Connecticut, hours after she submitted her senior thesis. A former thesis adviser was investigated and cleared. A combined $150,000 reward is offered, and the case remains a cold case with no charges filed.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1998
Suzanne Jovin, 21, is stabbed 17 times near the Yale campus in New Haven on December 4, hours after submitting her senior thesis.
- 2026
No charges were ever filed. A combined $150,000 reward is offered.
Key people
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21-year-old Yale University senior, killed December 4, 1998 in New Haven, Connecticut, hours after submitting her senior thesis.
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