Homicide victim was 1992 South Albany grad

Daphne Forster was found slain in North Carolina in Oct. 10; no suspects have been arrested

North Carolina authorities confirmed Thursday that the victim of an unsolved homicide last week is Daphne Forster, 38, a 1992 graduate of South Albany High School.

Her body was found Oct. 10 near a bridge in a woodsy, rural part of northern Chatham County, but it wasn't positively identified until Thursday.

Forster's father, Jerry Forster of Albany, said a local memorial service will be held and she will be buried with family members at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum.

He added that he's been inundated with phone calls about his daughter.

"Daphne had a lot of friends," Jerry Forster said.

Daphne Forster played basketball and softball during high school, was a cheerleader, and enjoyed snowboarding, her dad said.

After graduating, she was in the Navy for two years and attended Mount Hood Community College.

Daphne Forster was working in a bar and planned to go back to school, her father added.

Her mother, Linda Forster, and her sister, Andrea Smith, also live in North Carolina. Jerry Forster said he's going to head to North Carolina to support his ex-wife and family members.

Daphne's half-sister, Cynthia Miller, lives in Keizer.

Forster was last seen Oct. 9 at a Pittsboro convenience store after 10 p.m. Police have video footage of her purchasing items, said Chief Deputy Gary Blankenship.

Jeremy Daniels of Adair Village said he talked with Forster, one of his closest friends, at 12:15 a.m. Eastern time on Oct. 10.

"It sounded like she had a whole bunch of people with her. ... She sounded happy," Daniels said.

"She said, 'I'll call you right back,' and I never heard from her," he added.

Forster was found about 10 miles from the convenience store.

Blankenship added that her car, a Chevrolet Cavalier, had not been located by investigators as of Thursday night.

Forster's father said she was found severely burned. However, no official cause of death has been determined by a medical examiner.

Blankenship said there was no motive known for the homicide, and no witnesses had been identified.

Jennifer Davidson, a fellow 1992 South Albany grad, said Forster, one of her oldest and dearest friends, was a "free spirit."

She remembered sneaking out and TP'ing boys' houses with Forster, and double-dating at the prom.

"Her smile was one that lit up a room. She will be missed," Davidson wrote in an email.

Daniels, also a Rebel classmate, said Forster was happy-go-lucky but not the type of person to get into trouble.

And that makes her death all the more shocking and frustrating, he said.

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