Audrey Ann Spain, a 24-year-old Black woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, was murdered on June 22, 1993. She worked as a manager at a Taco Bell in Charlotte. Her body was found three days later, on June 25, 1993.

Audrey was one of several young Black women killed in the Charlotte area in the early 1990s. The suspect identified in connection with her murder is Henry Louis Wallace, a manager at the same Taco Bell where Spain worked. The account states that on the day of her death Wallace raped and strangled her in her home, and that her killing fit a broader pattern of sexual assault and strangulation carried out against women who were often his co-workers, acquaintances, or friends.

Wallace was arrested on March 13, 1994, and reportedly confessed to the murders of ten women in Charlotte, including Audrey Spain. His confessions are said to have played a central role in later convictions. The handling of these cases prompted criticism of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and raised questions about race, gender, and investigative priorities.

If anyone knew Audrey, worked with her, or has information about her death, please share what is known.