Alba Valladares, 72, was a long‑time fixture of her Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans, known as the Candy Lady for selling sweets from her Pinewood Court townhouse and for her generosity to local children and families. On Sunday, October 2, 2011, two young people who came to buy candy found her dead in her kitchen. She had suffered multiple lacerations, including a slit throat.

There were no signs of forced entry, prompting family and investigators to believe she likely knew her killer. Her purse and money were missing, and robbery appeared to be the apparent motive. The community held vigils and mourned, but despite an intensive investigation in the weeks and months afterward, no arrests were publicly announced and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in Algiers at the time see anything unusual around Pinewood Court on or before October 2, 2011, or have information about visitors to her home?