Cynthia Firms, a Charlotte resident, was found dead on April 3, 2008. Her death is recorded among a wave of violent crimes and high-profile homicides that struck the city that year, and it remains one of several cases from that period that family and investigators consider unsolved.

Charlotte law enforcement continued to include Firms’ case in its cold-case efforts as investigators sought leads and occasional breakthroughs in earlier years. Families of victims from that wave are still awaiting closure. If anyone has information about Cynthia Firms or other unsolved homicides from that period, please contact local authorities or CrimeStoppers.