Wanda Cook Crawford, a 38-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead on November 25, 1994, in the parking lot of an apartment complex near the Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Her cause of death was asphyxiation, a detail that initially made investigators question whether her killing was linked to earlier strangulation deaths in the same area.

Crawford was later identified as the fourth victim in a series of murders along the Tamiami Trail attributed to Rory Enrique Conde, the Tamiami Trail Strangler. Conde targeted sex workers; his spree began on September 17, 1994, and included victims Lazaro Comesana, Elisa Martinez, Charity Fay Nava, Crawford, Necole Schneider, and Rhonda Dunn. Neighbors’ reports of a woman screaming in June 1995 led police to Gloria Maestre, who identified Conde and led to his arrest on June 24, 1995. Conde eventually confessed to six murders and said his actions were tied to emotional turmoil after separating from his wife Carla.

Wanda Crawford’s death is listed among those attributed to Conde. Does anyone have memories of the area around the Tamiami Trail in late 1994 or information about Crawford that could add to her story?