Nicole Piacentini, 35, of Port Richmond, Philadelphia, was found dead November 13, 2010, in the rear of an abandoned building on the 1900 block of East Cumberland Avenue in Kensington. She had been raped and strangled, was partially unclothed, and left a mother of four. Her stepfather said she put up a struggle during the attack.

Piacentini’s killing followed the death of Elaine Goldberg ten days earlier in the same area; both victims had histories of drug use. DNA from the two scenes later matched, and a third similar killing of Casey Mahoney on December 15, 2010, prompted investigators to treat the crimes as the work of a serial offender. A 23-year-old man, Antonio Rodriguez, was arrested in January 2011; his DNA matched all three victims and he confessed. He was tried in August 2012 and convicted, receiving three consecutive life terms without parole.

The case drew wide attention in Philadelphia, with vigils for the victims and emotional testimony from family members. Does anyone have additional details about Nicole’s life or the Kensington neighborhood that could shed light on how she came to be in that location?