On the evening of September 4, 2002, two women were found murdered inside the Dolly Madison Bakery outlet in Great Bend, Kansas. Victims were 79-year-old Mary Drake, a customer, and 24-year-old Mandi Alexander, a new employee. Both had been killed with a sharp object; money was missing from the register while Drake’s purse and wallet were left on the counter beside a loaf of bread.

Early investigation involved the Great Bend Police Department, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Authorities did not publicly confirm the cause of death for nearly a month. A witness described a white male in his 30s, about six-foot-one to six-foot-two with collar-length light brown to blond hair and a slight beard, seen locking the bakery door and walking away; he was treated as a person of interest but that lead did not produce arrests.

In September 2022 a male DNA profile was developed from evidence reexamined with modern forensic technology. That profile has not yet been linked to an identified suspect. Does anyone have information about the bakery, that evening, or the man seen leaving the scene?