Emily Sarah Murray was 21 and a junior at Kenyon College, majoring in Philosophy, when she was last seen leaving her shift as a server at Pirate’s Cove around 3:07 am on November 3, 2000, in Ray, Ohio. Her disappearance alarmed friends and family because it was uncharacteristic for her not to tell anyone where she was going.

Emily’s body was found on December 9, 2000, inside a trailer owned by co-worker Gregory McKnight. She died of a single gunshot wound to the head from a high-powered weapon. Investigators allege McKnight kidnapped her after her shift and took her to the trailer, where she was shot. Searches of McKnight’s property reportedly uncovered the remains of another victim, Gregory Julious.

McKnight was arrested after Emily’s body was found and was charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping, and aggravated robbery. In October 2002 he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Emily’s family voiced opposition to the death penalty and described the outcome as a tragedy and an abomination.

Did anyone who knew Emily at Kenyon or worked at Pirate’s Cove notice anything unusual about that night or about Gregory McKnight before November 3, 2000?