On the evening of December 26, 2004, Jessica Maria Watson, a 22-year-old Black woman and new mother, was working the closing shift at the Casual Male Big & Tall on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware. She and an 18-year-old coworker, Matthew Macerato, were forced into the store’s basement and each shot in the back of the head; police later described the scene as execution-style and noted multiple gunshot wounds. Cash was taken from the register, an early detail that prompted consideration of robbery as a motive.

When Jessica failed to return home as expected, her older sister went to the store and discovered the scene; authorities later confirmed both employees were dead. Despite extensive investigation, no arrests have been announced and the Delaware State Police list the case as an open cold-case homicide. The family and community remain without answers about who carried out the killings.

Did anyone in Wilmington at that time see activity near the Kirkwood Highway Casual Male Big & Tall on the night of December 26, 2004, or have information that could help identify the killer?