Tannisha Blow, 37, was shot and killed on November 16, 2013, just steps from her apartment door in Detroit. Two years earlier she had reported being raped and beaten and identified Samuel Smalley as her attacker. Smalley was out on a tether awaiting trial when Tannisha faced repeated pressure, including reported offers of money, to drop the case; she refused and planned to testify.

After her death the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office continued the prosecution. Tannisha’s preliminary examination testimony was read into the record at trial and played a key role in the conviction of Samuel Smalley for the earlier assault. Despite her family’s belief that her killing was intended to silence her, there have been no public reports of arrests or identified suspects in the November 2013 murder.

If anyone knew Tannisha, saw activity near her apartment on November 16, 2013, or has information about her killing, please come forward.