On February 22, 2013, 33-year-old Alysia Nicole Strickland and her 34-year-old boyfriend Taewon Tae Tuck were found inside a burning vehicle in the 2000 block of North Monroe Street in Baltimore. Investigators determined both had been shot in the head in an execution-style killing before the car was set on fire.

Strickland was a Caucasian graduate student in the architecture program at Morgan State University. Her parents, a retired judge and an attorney from Roanoke, Virginia, issued a statement expressing deep regret and sadness over the murder of their daughter. Neighbors and business owners described the community as shocked by the brutality, noting the crime seemed out of place for someone focused on education.

Law enforcement examined the victims backgrounds seeking a motive, but the case has gone cold. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Alysia, Taewon, or saw activity in the North Monroe Street area around February 22, 2013, please share what was seen or heard.