On the morning of October 1, 2014, the body of 52-year-old Jeraldine Goldsmith, known to family as Gerald, was found on the steps of Masten Park in Buffalo, New York. She had been walking home from her job as a housekeeper when she was brutally beaten to death; the severity of her injuries led police to describe the attack as deeply personal and driven by rage.

Jeraldine was a mother of seven and a grandmother, remembered for a bright smile and for holding her family together. Her family’s grief was profound; they waited fifteen days before laying her to rest. Buffalo police opened a homicide investigation and have treated the killing as targeted rather than random, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

A mural near where she was found was painted in her memory and a reward was offered for information. If anyone knew Jeraldine, her routines, or saw anything in Masten Park around October 1, 2014, do come forward with information.