Dafina Molena, 43, of Sampson County, North Carolina, was murdered on January 17, 2004. She died of a gunshot wound in Sampson County. The primary suspect was her 33-year-old boyfriend, Martin Valdez. He was identified by investigators, arrested, and charged with her murder.

Reports describe the relationship between Molena and Valdez as marked by violence, and her death was counted among domestic violence-related homicides in North Carolina in 2004. The case drew shock from the Sampson County community and attention to the problem of intimate-partner violence in the region.

Are there readers who knew Dafina or who have information that could shed light on what happened that day?