Florence L. McCollum, 73, was found dead in her Chicago residence on April 27, 2009. Her death was ruled a homicide after authorities reported injuries consistent with an assault. The case appears in the city’s 2009 homicide records and was noted among victims underscoring violence affecting vulnerable residents, including the elderly.

Officials described limited public information about suspects or motive, and investigators faced the same heavy caseload and difficulties with witness cooperation that marked many Chicago homicide inquiries that year. The circumstances emphasize that deadly violence extended into private homes as well as public spaces.

If anyone knew Florence, her routines, or saw anything in that neighborhood around April 27, 2009, please come forward with information.