Tishana Culver was a 33-year-old woman from Cleveland who was last seen in June 2008 and went unreported missing at the time because she drifted in and out of her family’s life. Family members thought she might have been incarcerated or staying with friends in Akron. A former beautician and mother of several children, she had a cosmetology degree and training as a nursing assistant; those who knew her said she loved her children and lit up speaking about them.

In November 2009 the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office identified Tishana’s remains among those found at 12205 Imperial Avenue, the home of Anthony Sowell. Sowell, who had lived at that address since 2005, was later charged in connection with multiple killings after a woman escaped and led police to bodies concealed in the house and yard. The victims were primarily African American women who had experienced addiction or housing instability, and Tishana’s family did not learn her fate until her remains were identified.

What information might help fill gaps about Tishana’s last days or who she was with in June 2008?