Cassandra Walker, 19, was found dead in Washington Park, Illinois, on March 24, 2001. Her killing was later tied to a series of murders of vulnerable women in the St. Louis area, many of whom were sex workers struggling with addiction and poverty and who were reportedly lured with promises of money or drugs before being tortured and killed.

Investigators linked Cassandra’s death to Maury Travis, a hotel waiter from Ferguson, Missouri, after material recovered from his mother’s home included bloodstains, women’s clothing, a stun gun and videotapes. One tape reportedly showed Travis strangling Cassandra with a belt while she was restrained in his basement. Travis was arrested on June 7, 2002, and DNA from a soda can he discarded during questioning matched samples from other victims. He died by suicide in custody on June 10, 2002, before trial. The evidence recovered from his home and the tapes are described as confirming his role in Cassandra Walker’s murder and that of multiple other women.

Are there witnesses, family members or others who remember Cassandra or who have information that could add detail about her life and last days?