Deborah Kaye Cooke, 36, was found dead on August 7, 2007, in Hunter Park on Lansing’s east side. Her body was discovered partially nude and leaning against a tree; she had been severely beaten. Her death occurred amid a series of violent attacks on women in the city that summer, a pattern investigators linked by method and victim profile.

Authorities later tied Deborah’s killing into the larger investigation of multiple homicides in Lansing. Reports indicate DNA evidence connected a suspect to several scenes, and the suspect confessed, describing an encounter at a gas station and saying he lured her to the park under the pretense of paying for sex. The confession and forensic links were reported as central to the case against him.

Anyone who knew Deborah, saw her that day, or has information about her movements in Lansing on August 7, 2007, is asked to come forward.