Destine Renee Conyers was 21 and a mother to one son. Family and friends remembered her by the nickname Desi Bear and described her as a gorgeous spitfire with a heart of gold, cheerful, caring, and always willing to help others without judgment.

On the morning of September 27, 2020, a passing motorist found Destine’s body at a gravel pull-off on Mule Street, a rural road in Fairfield Township near Cochranton. Pennsylvania State Police arrived about 8:40 a.m. An autopsy found two gunshot wounds, one to the head and one to the chest; the Crawford County Coroner ruled the death a homicide.

Detectives conducted an extensive investigation over more than a year, including review of cellular phone records and interviews with witnesses across Crawford, Erie, Mercer, and Beaver counties. On October 26, 2021, 25-year-old Ragene J. Gilbert of Meadville was arrested and charged with criminal homicide and possession of a prohibited firearm; he was already in custody on unrelated charges and was held in the Crawford County Jail without bail.

Did anyone in the area know Destine or have information about her movements in late September 2020?