Yoland Cotton, a 22-year-old African American woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found dead in a wooded area near West Boulevard and South Tryon Street on September 13, 2005. She had been reported missing several days earlier, and investigators determined she had been shot multiple times. The circumstances suggested she may have been targeted, but the exact motive is not stated.

No arrests were made at the time, and despite interviews, a public appeal and a renewed investigative push in 2008 that included a reward offer, the case remained unsolved as of 2025. The Charlotte community, and Cotton’s family and friends, have held vigils and worked to keep attention on the case while urging anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Charlotte area have information about Yoland’s movements or contacts in the days before she was reported missing?