Trina Louise Wilson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was found deceased in Inglewood, California, on December 31, 1995. The circumstances of her death remained unclear and the case went cold after investigators were unable to identify a suspect at the time.

Decades later, DNA reexamination linked Wilson’s murder to other unsolved Los Angeles homicides dating to 1980. Forensic evidence tied those cases to Billy Ray Richardson, who was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 14, 2022. Richardson was charged with four counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances including multiple murders and murder in the commission of rape and was awaiting extradition to Los Angeles.

The arrest brought new attention to Wilson’s case and the long effort to bring answers to her family. If anyone knew Trina, her whereabouts in late 1995, or relevant information about people she associated with, please share what is known with investigators.