Katheryn Romberg, 45, a social worker with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, was shot and killed on August 13, 2008, in Chicago during what authorities described as an apparent robbery. Romberg and 49-year-old off-duty Chicago police detective Robert Soto were sitting in Soto’s car in West Humboldt Park when they were attacked. Romberg was pronounced dead at the scene; Soto, a 23-year department veteran who worked in the bomb and arson division, was critically wounded and later died of his injuries after attempting to protect Romberg.

An initial arrest was made: Jason Austin was charged in connection with the killings. Court proceedings produced conflicting testimony and disputed evidence, and questions about Austin’s exact role in the murders became a central issue during the trial. Motive was described as possibly robbery, but investigators characterized the circumstances as complex and still under legal examination.

Did anyone in West Humboldt Park that night see the car or the people involved or know more about who may have been involved?