Nearly four decades after a 33-year-old mother of two was gunned down in North Bay Village, one of her sons is renewing his plea for the public's help in solving the long-cold case.

J.M., Connie Brewer Adams ' 52-year-old son who asked only to be identified by his initials, told CBS News Miami that the pain remains raw more than 38 years after her death.

Juan Segovia, the lead detective with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office , is also sharing a possible lead that could help bring closure.

Son describes a "kind," "free spirit" who moved to South Florida for a better life

J.M., who now lives in Tampa , said he was 14 and his brother was 8 when their mother was killed.

He said Adams had moved to South Florida from Bridgeport, Connecticut two years earlier because she "wanted a better

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