Ocinena Waymer was 21 when her death was revealed as part of a larger serial murder case that terrorized Highland Park and Detroit, Michigan. Her disappearance was not initially tied to the string of killings; her body was found after a suspect provided locations during interrogation. The killer, Benjamin Thomas Atkins, later known as the Woodward Corridor Killer, confessed during a 12-hour interview in August 1992 and identified Ocinena Waymer and LaTanya Showanda Smith as his final two victims. Atkins told police he targeted women he described as engaging in prostitution, luring some into abandoned buildings with promises of drugs, alcohol, or money and then killing them.

Atkins faced a high-profile trial beginning in January 1994. He confessed in court while mounting an insanity defense; the defense cited his abusive childhood and drug addiction. After about three days of jury deliberation, he was convicted of eleven counts of first-degree murder and in April 1994 received multiple life terms. Does anyone have information about Ocinena Waymer’s life or the circumstances leading to her disappearance?