Geraldine Ross, 27, was found murdered in her Fredericksburg, Virginia apartment in December 1994. A single mother and Black or African American, she was discovered unresponsive on the bedroom floor of her Forest Village Apartments unit by her eight-year-old son, Jonathan, after he returned from school and a maintenance worker let him in. Investigators determined she had been stabbed and strangled, and noted no signs of forced entry, prompting the view that she may have known her attacker.

No arrests were made and no specific suspects were publicly identified following the original investigation, and the case went cold. On the 25th anniversary of her death, the Fredericksburg Police Department and the FBI renewed efforts: they publicly asked for tips, planned to re-submit evidence for modern forensic testing, and intended to re-interview previously questioned individuals and some new persons of interest. The killer’s identity remains unknown.

If anyone knew Geraldine, her routine, or saw anything unusual around the Forest Village Apartments in December 1994, please come forward with any information.