caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name death_cause
holly piirainen 5 august 1993 sturbridge , massachusetts grafton , massachusetts holly piirainen 19 january 1983 holly piirainen.jpeg holly piirainen
 holly kristen piirainen unknown , presumed homicide
holly piirainen

holly kristen piirainen -lrb- january 19 , 1983 -- august 5 , 1993 -rrb- was a 10-year-old american murder victim from grafton , massachusetts .
she and her brother had been visiting their grandparents in sturbridge , massachusetts .
holly and her brother had gone to a neighbor 's house to see puppies .
her brother had returned to the cottage where the grandparents lived , but holly did not .
one of holly 's shoes was found by the side of a road .
searching for holly took two months .
on october 23 , 1993 , holly 's remains were found by hunters in brimfield , massachusetts .
the killer still has not been found .
since holly 's death , the holly piirainen scholarship fund was established in her memory by her family .
