Maryanne Descalso, 58, was found deceased in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district on December 18, 2015. Her body was located in the early morning on the 400 block of Ellis Street, between Leavenworth and Jones Streets, and she was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s office had not released a conclusive cause of death, and the specific weapon used was undetermined. San Francisco Police confirmed the death was being investigated as a homicide, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported. Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the San Francisco Police Department’s Homicide Unit.

Maryanne’s death was one of two homicides in the city that day, counted as the 50th or 51st homicide of 2015, a year noted for a rise in violent crime and multiple deaths in neighborhoods including the Tenderloin. If anyone knew Maryanne or has information about what happened on Ellis Street that morning, please contact the SFPD Homicide Unit.