Eighty-five-year-old Thelma Mooney was found dead in her Thomas Street home in Ironton, Ohio, on February 18, 2007. Family members discovered that she had been brutally stabbed and the Ironton Police Department opened a homicide investigation. A DNA profile was recovered from the scene that investigators have hoped could one day be matched as testing techniques improve.

Early in the inquiry Thelma’s grandson Jason Mooney and his wife Lisa were arrested; charges against Lisa were soon dropped and Jason’s case was later dismissed for insufficient evidence. Prosecutors cited a lack of conclusive DNA evidence and questions about the reliability of a confession Jason had recanted after a prolonged interrogation; his attorney argued his Asperger’s syndrome may have affected his statements.

The case remains unsolved. The Ironton Police Department has reopened the investigation at times and continues to seek information from the community. Does anyone have information about Thelma, her neighborhood, or that night that could help bring answers?