Valentina Cuyler, 29, was found dead in Trenton, New Jersey, on March 19, 1995. Her killing was later tied to a series of similar murders in the city between 1994 and 1996 that targeted vulnerable women.

Investigators say the assailant lured victims with the promise of drugs in exchange for sex, sexually assaulted them and then strangled them, leaving bodies in vacant lots or rundown hotels. A fifth woman escaped an attack and identified her attacker, leading to an arrest on August 8, 1996, of Anthony Balaam, also known as the Trenton Strangler. Balaam later confessed to Cuyler’s murder and three others, and DNA evidence tied him to the victims; he was described at trial as showing no remorse and received life sentences on January 26, 2001.

If anyone knew Valentina, her movements in Trenton in early 1995, or has information about the locations where these women were found, please come forward.