On January 2, 2000 the body of 39-year-old Wendy Jordan was found in the Rouge River in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. A man who reported the discovery, identified as John Eric Armstrong, said he found Jordan’s partially clothed body while leaning over a bridge. An autopsy determined Jordan had been strangled, and investigators treated the case as a homicide.

DNA recovered from Jordan’s body was later matched to Armstrong. He was arrested on April 12, 2000 and, after his account to police changed, confessed to picking Jordan up, having sex with her, strangling her and dumping her body in the river. Further investigation and DNA links connected Armstrong to additional murders of sex workers in southwest Detroit.

Armstrong’s conviction for Wendy Jordan’s first-degree murder resulted in life without parole. Anyone who knew Wendy, her movements before January 2, 2000, or who has information about this case is asked to come forward.