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Twelve years have passed since Amber Berbiglia鈥檚 body was found beaten to death underneath a North Myrtle Beach area bridge.

On May 3, 2013, mudboggers found her car sunk in mud on a dirt path off Old Sanders Road in North Myrtle Beach. First responders arrived just before 4:30 p.m.

The keys were still in the ignition and her body was still warm, according to police transcripts.

She laid face down in the brush about 30 feet from the driver鈥檚 side of her vehicle, suffering what was initially thought to be a gunshot wound to the head, but later determined was blunt force trauma.

Her phone, inches from her hand, continued to chime.

Berbiglia was a server and scheduled to work at 4 p.m.

鈥淪he was very popular, I mean she was so outgoing. People would ask personally for her table when she worked,鈥� said her mother Michelle Robinson, who lives in Little River.

An annual memorial service will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3, on Old Sanders Road at the intersection of Robert Edge Parkway. Robinson said the service is meant to honor her daughter鈥檚 life, but also welcomes any individuals burdened with lingering pain caused by a cold case.

鈥淵ou need to come, we can support each other,鈥� her mother said.

In 2013, Berbiglia, 23, studied costume design at Horry Georgetown Technical College and met her fiancee Jose Tolsa Soler while abroad in London, England. Her mother said it was a magical romance.

鈥淭hey talked, they Skyped, he came here for her grandma鈥檚 75th birthday, we had a big blow out. We had just gotten her wedding dress a couple weeks before. They had to do a lot of paperwork for her to move there,鈥� Robinson said.

Over the years, Robinson said she has continuously asked the Horry County Police Department for updated information. She said she is frustrated with the lack of resources that seem to delay results.

Cold cases are particularly violent crimes that are not impacted by a statute of limitations. They become 鈥渃old鈥� because unless there is new evidence, information, or advancements in forensic science, investigators are limited with how to pursue theories that come up inconclusive.

Gregory Lent, captain of HCPD's Criminal Investigation Division,聽said a number of detectives are dedicated to this case and are in constant communication with Berbiglia鈥檚 family, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and still consider it an active investigation.

鈥淲hen you鈥檙e investigating a case you come up with a theory as to what you believe occurred," Lent said in an April 16 interview. "You do your best to be able to prove or disprove that theory. If you get to the point where you disprove it, you take a step back and come up with another theory. And we have been doing that with Amber Berbiglia鈥檚 case since the day it occurred."

Twelve years later, Berbiglia's murder remains unresolved. Her mother, friends and family still seek answers, closure and justice.

Berbiglia鈥檚 murder gained national attention with Nancy Grace featuring the cold case on her show about six months ago, October 2024.

Gina Stevens, a family friend of Robinson and software automation engineer in Pennsylvania,聽started a Facebook page 鈥淛ustice for Amber Berbiglia鈥� to raise awareness about the cold case and to post updates relevant to the investigation.聽Stevens also encouraged Robinson to meet with HCPD on a monthly basis, as Robinson was invited to do so in November 2024.

Lent credits Stevens as the greatest source of valuable information in the murder investigation.

Stevens said she has reached out to many media outlets over the years asking them to cover the case, hoping the media attention will encourage someone to come forward with answers.

鈥淎lthough it was active for Horry County, they were not actively investigating it," Stevens said. "It had been sitting stagnant for many, many years. Horry County never closes their cold cases, but that doesn鈥檛 mean they were actively investigating them either because unless there are any new leads, they don鈥檛. So, I was like, 'OK we鈥檝e got to get her story out and in mainstream media.' The purpose of [Nancy Grace] was really just to get awareness for her story."

The Facebook page with more details of the case “Justice for Amber Berbiglia” can be found .

Anyone with information relevant to Berbiglia's murder is encouraged to reach out to HCPD.