On the evening of December 26, 2004, 18-year-old Matthew Macerato was working a closing shift at the Casual Male Big and Tall on Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware. He had taken the shift to help a coworker and had been on the job about a week. Around 6:00 p.m. an armed intruder forced Matthew and his 22-year-old colleague Jessica Watson into the store basement and both were shot execution-style. Matthew was described as White and a talented musician who had recently co-founded a studio.

Jessica’s sister discovered the scene about 9:15 p.m. after finding the back door unlocked. Investigators noted petty cash missing from the register but said the otherwise orderly store and the brutality of the killings raised questions about whether robbery was the primary motive. The store had no surveillance cameras. A last customer reported seeing a heavy-set white man about 6 feet tall with the back of his head shaven; that person has not been identified and remains a person of interest. No arrests have been announced and the case is cold.

If anyone has information that could help bring justice for Matthew and Jessica, please share what is known with the Delaware State Police.