Kimberly Bowman, 32, left her Hammond, Louisiana home in the late hours of October 19, 2014, reportedly for a quick store run. Early the next morning firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the 2700 block of Desire Parkway in New Orleans and found Bowman’s body inside the scorched car. The Orleans Parish Coroner determined she died of a gunshot wound to the chest; the fire did not cause her death. Her death was ruled a homicide, and investigators believe she was killed in Tangipahoa Parish and her body driven to New Orleans before the car was set alight.

Authorities identified a suspect through a tip and charged 26-year-old Christopher Eason with second-degree murder, alleging the killing occurred during a drug transaction. At trial, witness Don Michael Raines testified he had earlier sold marijuana to Bowman, that she contacted him the night she died, and that he told the defendant a woman would arrive to buy marijuana; he testified he then heard two gunshots and saw a car speeding away.

If anyone knew Bowman’s movements that night or saw a vehicle leaving the Tangipahoa area near the time described, please share what you remember.