Meresa Hammonds, 31, was found as dismembered remains in Yonkers, New York, on June 27, 1992. Her body had been stuffed into black plastic bags and discarded down an alley behind a pizza restaurant on Midland Avenue. Missing limbs prevented fingerprint identification, and investigators circulated sketches and noted a butterfly tattoo as a key distinguishing feature while she remained a Jane Doe for decades.

Detectives later tied the killing to Robert Shulman, who described bringing the victim to his home, using crack, and later claiming to have blacked out and found her dead; the case’s subsequent dismemberment and disposal were attributed to him. DNA work and genetic genealogy finally identified the victim as Meresa Hammonds in late 2021, restoring her name to the record.

Does anyone have information about Meresa Hammonds, her circle in Yonkers in 1992, or the butterfly tattoo that might help fill remaining gaps?