Gertie Mae Perkins, 64, of Fort Worth, Texas, was reported missing on December 4, 2000, after she failed to pick up her grandson from school. Family members contacted police when they couldn’t locate her. At the Perkins home officers found a small bloodstain on the carpet, a disconnected bedroom telephone cord, and missing bed sheets, details that prompted suspicion of foul play.

Later that day Gertie Mae’s stepson, Reginald W. Perkins, then 45, pawned her wedding ring for $150 and cashed two checks from the family business totaling $1,300. He led police to a parking garage where Gertie Mae’s car was parked; her body was discovered in the trunk. She had been strangled with a thin, smooth object and had bruises to her head and mouth. Reginald Perkins was arrested and charged with capital murder, and a jury convicted him in March 2002.

Does anyone have information about Gertie Mae’s last day or observed movements in Fort Worth on December 4, 2000?