California is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the 1987 killing of Michelle Matteucci, a 13-year-old Daly City girl, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced Friday, Oct. 23.

Why it matters: The case has gone unsolved for 39 years, and investigators are asking the public for new information.

The case

Michelle, an eighth-grader at Alta Loma Junior High School, was sexually assaulted, beaten and strangled while walking home from school near the 100 block of Morton Drive, the governor's office said. Her body was found in a backyard later that night, ABC7 reported.

The reward

  • Michelle's case is one of six unsolved murders in Friday's announcement, each with a $50,000 reward, for $300,000 in total.
  • The other cases are in Sacramento, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego and Ventura counties.

Have information? Call the Daly City Police Department at 650-991-8119.