On October 28, 2010, Marquette Smith, a 27-year-old Black / African American woman, was found dead at a residence at 12937 Vaughan Street on Detroit’s west side near Rouge Park. Detroit Police responded and classified her death as a homicide by force; initial reports did not provide a detailed cause of death.

Investigators canvassed the Vaughan Street area for witnesses and evidence, but the timeline of her final hours remains fragmented. Public cold case records show no suspects identified or arrested, and the case remains unsolved with suspect information listed as unknown.

If anyone witnessed activity near 12937 Vaughan Street on or around October 28, 2010, or has information that could help resolve Marquette Smith’s death, please come forward.