Barbara L. Goldsmith was 48 when she died in Memphis, Tennessee, in the summer of 2011; her death was announced in an obituary on July 14, 2011, though the obituary gave no cause of death. That year saw a string of violent crimes in South Memphis, including unsolved murders of women identified as Tamakia McKinney, Jessica Lewis, and Rhonda Wells, and an assault on Katrina Peterson who survived and described her attacker to police.

Online discussion has suggested a possible connection between Goldsmith’s death and the South Memphis killings, but there has been no public confirmation from law enforcement or credible news reports linking her case to that series. Specific circumstances surrounding Goldsmith’s death have not been detailed, and she is not officially listed among the victims of the 2011 South Memphis murders.

If anyone knew Barbara Goldsmith or has information about her death, please share what can help investigators or family.