Eighteen-year-old Heather Walker was reported missing from Dayton, Ohio, on February 9, 2008, and her body was recovered on April 26, 2008, inside a trash can. Her remains were in an advanced state of decomposition when found eleven weeks after she went missing; investigators determined the manner of death to be homicide but the autopsy did not yield an official cause of death. Heather was last seen in the parking lot of Sam’s Market on East Third Street and was the mother of a two-year-old son.

Her mother, Tammy Walker, publicly criticized the initial response to Heather’s disappearance, insisting Heather would not have left without warning. Vigils were held and the family and community have continued to seek answers.

Anyone with information about Heather’s disappearance or her last known movements is asked to contact the Dayton Police Department.