On September 14, 1989, Rosa Mae Canty-Lovett was found floating face down in a canal west of US Highway #27, approximately 1.5 miles south of South Bay.
Rosa Mae’s body was discovered by a passing employee of U.S. Sugar Corp. She was found clothed only in a blue tank top and nude from the waist down. An autopsy performed, at the time, by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office was unable to determine the cause and manner of death. No witnesses or suspects were ever developed.
In 2015, this case investigation was reopened by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Squad after the Medical Examiner reclassified Rosa Mae’s death as a homicide by undetermined means.
If anyone has information on this incident they are urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS (8477) stay anonymous and be eligible for up to $1,000 REWARD! You can also text tips to tips@cspbc.com
