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Leona Swafford, 83, was murdered on the morning of June 4, 2013, after returning to her Arlington, Texas home. As she pulled her 2010 Lincoln MKZ into the driveway in the 400 block of Sussex Drive, a man appeared, attacked her, forced her into the car and drove away. A neighbor witnessed a struggle and tried to intervene but lost his grip as the attacker fled, striking a parked vehicle while leaving.

Swafford’s body was found about three miles from her home. The Tarrant County medical examiner attributed her death to a gunshot wound and blunt force injuries to the head, with evidence of asphyxia. Her vehicle was later recovered abandoned at a nearby apartment complex; neither cash nor the car were ultimately taken. A composite sketch based on witness descriptions—described as a Black male in his late 20s to late 30s, about 6 feet tall with a muscular build—was circulated, but despite tips the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone in Arlington see this sketch or remember suspicious activity in that neighborhood around June 4, 2013?