Kelli Chapple was 23 when she was found shot to death on September 8, 2007, in an apartment off University Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida. Her body was discovered in a bedroom; her boyfriend, David Matos, was found dead in the kitchen. Both had gunshot wounds. There were no signs of forced entry. Investigators believe Matos was the intended target because he was reportedly selling drugs from the apartment, and that Chapple may have been killed to eliminate a witness during what is thought to have been a robbery gone wrong.

Kelli had moved from New York to Jacksonville a few months earlier to join her father, Bernard Chapple, who had relocated there for work. She was employed by ADT Security and was attending Florida State College at Jacksonville, studying biology. Her family remembers her as curious, kind, and loving; she enjoyed cooking, writing poetry, and spending time with loved ones. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Project Cold Case have made public appeals, and a reward is offered for information that could lead to an arrest. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward to help bring the family answers.