On July 10, 2001, the body of Diane Jordan, a 42-year-old African-American woman, was found in an alley in the 1400 block of North Mohawk Street in Chicago. She was one of four women killed between June and August 2001 who were involved in sex work and had struggles with substance dependence. Reports say each victim was strangled and left in secluded urban locations, a pattern that led investigators to suspect a single offender.

A time card recovered under another victim’s body linked 27-year-old Kevin Taylor, then a cook at The Cheesecake Factory, to the scenes. Investigators say Taylor approached victims under the pretense of hiring sex work, took them to secluded spots, and strangled them during disputes. A woman who survived an attack on July 27, 2001, later identified Taylor in a lineup. Taylor was arrested August 20, 2001, and subsequently confessed to the four murders and the attempted murder. In June 2006 he was sentenced to life with no possibility of parole.

If anyone knew Diane Jordan or has information about her life or the circumstances that led to her being vulnerable, please share what might help complete the picture.