Kendra Gardner, 41, was found dead in the front seat of a parked gold Cadillac in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood on May 25, 2021. A passerby noticed an unresponsive person in the vehicle; the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide after finding multiple gunshot wounds to her neck, left cheek, and the top of her head. Gardner had been reported missing earlier that day.

Investigators traced Gardner’s last known movements to a May 22 party she attended with her boyfriend of about ten years, Manuel Thompson. Surveillance showed them leaving together. Authorities say Thompson later admitted to shooting Gardner while driving on the expressway after an argument about his infidelity. Thompson was arrested at his South Shore home and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon; police recovered a gun from his pants pocket that was a different caliber than the murder weapon. Reports note he deleted his Facebook account, told a friend he planned to leave town, and did not report Gardner or the car missing.

Did anyone in Lakeview or at the May 22 party see Gardner or Thompson that weekend who hasn’t already spoken to investigators?