On January 17, 2017, 31-year-old Sulema Tornez was found dead in a hallway of the Woodcrest Apartments on North Hollywood Street in the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis. Police arrived about 5:15 p.m.; Tornez had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Memphis Police Department opened a homicide investigation and listed Tornez as the city’s tenth homicide that year.

Neighbors described shock and nervousness after the killing, and crime scene tape remained at the building as investigators worked. Early in the inquiry police said they believed Tornez likely knew her attacker, but no arrests have been reported in connection with the case. If anyone knew Sulema, her movements that evening, or has information that could help solve this homicide, please come forward.