Emmanuel J. Gondo, 21, was found shot to death in his car on February 25, 2016, in South Seattle. His body was in the driver’s seat of a black Jaguar near 33rd Avenue South and South Holly Street, with a single gunshot wound to the head. Investigators reported that his cell phone, wallet, and a gun were missing from the vehicle.

Police focused on 16-year-old runaway Maryanne Atkins after recovering text messages in which she described planning to rob Gondo and called him an easy lick. She was last seen alone with him shortly before midnight. In the days after the killing she reportedly posted a photo posing with a gun and a social-media message saying You don’t know what I did, you’ll see on news, and acquaintances said she suddenly had money and was looking to buy a car.

Atkins was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors alleged she coldly shot Gondo in the head while he sat in his car and then robbed him. She later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm and was sentenced in March 2019. Gondo’s family and friends were in court mourning a young man described as loving.

If anyone knew Emmanuel, his routines, or saw him near 33rd Avenue South and South Holly Street on February 25, what can be shared with investigators?