Alkia Joquay Rogers was 18 when she was found murdered in the Southside Park playground in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 22, 2003. She had gone to the park the night before to meet the father of her infant son to pick up items for the child; when she did not return home her family reported her missing. Children playing the next day discovered her body at the top of a slide.

An autopsy showed Alkia had been strangled and her throat slit. Police describe the attack as brutal and believe the killing was personal rather than random. The child’s father was questioned and DNA from the scene was compared to him, but the DNA did not match him or any known suspects. The case remains unsolved and authorities are offering a reward for information.

If anyone knew Alkia, frequented Southside Park in May 2003, or has information that could help, please come forward with what you know.