Marilyn Alu, 71, was found dead in her Jacksonville home on September 8, 2013. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office determined she had been strangled. Investigators later identified Marvin C. Jones, a man hired by Alu to do housework, as responsible for her death. Jones allegedly killed Alu, stole her jewelry, and, with the assistance of his girlfriend Constance Messina, pawned the items.

Detectives say Jones and Messina fled Jacksonville soon after the killing and traveled to Clewiston, Florida; Jones was later apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Texas and returned to Florida to face charges. Jones was charged with first-degree murder. Messina was implicated in pawning the jewelry but was not believed to have been involved in the homicide; she told investigators Jones said he bought the jewelry from a drug dealer and she pawned it under that belief.

Alu’s family described her as a loving mother and grandmother, and her son, David Perkins, spoke about the deep pain of the loss. Does anyone have information about Alu, her caregivers, or the days leading up to September 8, 2013?