Gina Thacker, 23, was found dead in her car in the Valley Oaks apartment complex in Knoxville in the early hours of February 8, 2009. She had finished a waitressing shift the night before and was last seen leaving a local bar alone at about 2 a.m.; her body was discovered roughly two hours later in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators believe she was likely shot through the open driver’s side window and that a violent struggle occurred.

A green purse strap was found outside the car, and Gina’s purse and cell phone were missing and never recovered, so robbery has been considered a possible motive. There were no surveillance cameras at the complex and no eyewitnesses, and physical evidence from the scene was minimal. The case remains unsolved and open; anyone with information that could help identify who was responsible is urged to come forward.