Yvette Torres was 33 when she was found dead on the bathroom floor of her Healy Street apartment in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her 11-year-old son discovered her on November 15, 1997. The cause of death was not immediately clear at the scene.

Investigators later linked her killing to a string of murders in the city after Alfred Gaynor, who knew Torres, confessed as part of a broader plea agreement. According to his confession, Gaynor was at her apartment the night she died; they were using alcohol and drugs and he strangled her, then stole items including a videocassette recorder that he later sold. Gaynor was convicted in multiple murders and is serving life sentences without parole.

Does anyone have memories of Yvette or information about her life in Springfield that could add context to her story?