Shiraleen Crawford, 30, was found dead in her third-floor Martin Street apartment in Hartford on August 14, 1997. Investigators estimated she had been dead for several days, around August 11. The scene and an autopsy showed blunt force trauma to the head and multiple stab wounds to the head, chest, and neck.

Her family, including two young sons who were not in her custody at the time, were left without answers for years. Neighbors described the building as a place frequented by many; residents recalled Shiraleen as a familiar presence despite struggles with unemployment, sex work, and drug use. Her mother collapsed when the body was removed.

A cold case investigation eventually linked the killing to Robert White. In 2016 he was charged in the murder; in 2018 he pleaded guilty. Did anyone who knew Shiraleen or lived near Martin Street in 1997 see anything that could shed more light on those days?