Kathleen Bracken, 32, was found dead at the Twilight Motel in Mobile, Alabama, on the evening of April 11 or the early morning of April 12, 1998. Investigators determined she had been asphyxiated and stabbed, and the scene indicated she had been sexually assaulted.

She had been working for an escort service and had an appointment that night with a man known as Patrick. A coworker’s description led police to Gerald Patrick Lewis, who was arrested on April 14, 1998. DNA from a cigarette butt in the motel room linked Lewis to the crime, and he confessed to Bracken’s murder as well as to other killings across several states.

For Bracken’s murder Lewis was convicted and received life without parole. What information did anyone have about Bracken’s last hours or her movements that night?