Alicia Marie Deans was 26 and from Leland, North Carolina. She disappeared after traveling to Whiteville on April 28, 2015, to visit a friend and did not return. Her partially decomposed body was found May 13, 2015, in a wooded area near Clarendon, North Carolina.

Investigators say Nathan Elisha Tyler Jr., with Kayla Turner and Michael Williams, lured Alicia to Tyler’s home by claiming his son, Alicia’s ex-boyfriend, wanted to reconcile. Williams reportedly held her at gunpoint while Turner and Tyler feigned being robbery victims. Alicia was bound, her head covered with a sheet, placed in the trunk of her car, and driven for more than an hour. Tyler then shot her in the back of the head; the bullet exited her forehead. The car was later burned. Turner led authorities to the body and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; Williams also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and testified against Tyler.

Tyler was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and kidnapping. He denied the killing but admitted participating in the robbery and kidnapping; a jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to life without parole. Alicia was a mother of two, Aaliyah, 6, and Bentley, 4, and her family describes profound grief and upheaval after her death.

Does anyone have information about Alicia’s movements in Whiteville on April 28, 2015, or knew her circle of acquaintances then?