Dewanna Burt, a 36-year-old African-American woman from Raleigh, North Carolina, was found dead on January 17, 1996, in a parking lot on Poole Road. She suffered a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. Her killing was one of a series of murders in Raleigh that year targeting African-American women in their 30s.

The investigation resulted in the arrest of 60-year-old Leaman Evans, who had prior convictions for assault and carrying a concealed weapon. Evans was charged with first-degree murder in Burt’s death, and authorities said Burt knew Evans, though the nature of their relationship was not disclosed. Evans was later convicted for Burt’s murder and sentenced to death.

The 1996 cases in Raleigh encompassed six victims, including Patricia Ashe, Patricia Woods, Dawn Grandy, Cynthia Brown, and Deborah Elliot. A separate suspect, John Williams Jr., a homeless drifter, was arrested and convicted for the murders of Patricia Ashe and Deborah Elliot; he was not implicated in Burt’s killing. The other murders remain unsolved.

Did anyone who knew Dewanna Burt or saw her around Poole Road in January 1996 have information to share?