On the evening of May 27, 2002, 25-year-old Tomorra Precious Taylor spent her final hours visiting friends and family in Gary, Indiana. She and her cousin made several phone calls that day to a man named Ronnie Drane, with whom she planned to meet that night. Around 9:47 p.m. Taylor was seen leaving her foster mother’s home and getting into a silver van with distinctive rims driven by Drane.

The following morning a man collecting cans discovered Taylor’s body in a shelter at M.C. Bennett Park. Her clothes were in disarray and an autopsy found a fractured neck bone and multiple bruises and abrasions, consistent with a violent assault. Investigators focused on Ronnie Drane; phone records, witness statements and DNA evidence were presented at trial. Drane admitted to having sexual intercourse with Taylor that night but said it was consensual and that she left his home afterward.

The jury found Ronnie Drane guilty on charges of rape and murder; he was sentenced to a total of 85 years in prison. Does anyone have information about Taylor’s last known movements that could add detail to the timeline?