Marilyn Ann Moore, a 35-year-old Oakland resident, was murdered on January 24, 1985. She was working late at her beauty salon in the Laurel district when she was found with multiple stab wounds after what investigators described as a violent struggle. Marilyn was active in her church, Shiloh, and was devoted to her daughter Liz; her death deeply affected family and the local community.

The case produced no immediate suspects and proved difficult for the Oakland Police Department because of a lack of witnesses and limited physical evidence at the time. Years later, new forensic techniques allowed DNA from the crime scene to be tested, producing a match that led to an arrest and a subsequent trial in which the jury returned a guilty verdict.

Who in Marilyn’s community might have seen or heard anything on the night of January 24, 1985?