On the morning of April 21, 2008, 74-year-old Nancy Schmidt was found stabbed to death inside her home on West 31st Street in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore. Neighbors reported hearing screams and one recalled hearing someone shout Help, there’s an intruder! Help!. Officers entered after finding the back door open and discovered Schmidt’s body in an upstairs bedroom; she had been stabbed multiple times in what detectives described as overkill.

Investigators initially considered a robbery but noted cash and jewelry were left behind, a detail that complicated the motive. No arrests were ever announced and no suspects were publicly identified; the case later grew cold. The Remington Neighborhood Alliance raised money for a reward and family and friends circulated flyers and appealed for information.

Does anyone in Remington remember unusual activity or people around West 31st Street in April 2008 who might help bring answers to Schmidt’s family?