Helen Melchi, an 84-year-old Champaign resident, was found dead in her home on the 1300 block of North Hickory Street on July 1, 2003. Investigators reported signs of foul play at the scene, and authorities treated the death as a deliberate, violent act.

Two men, Ramone Roebuck and William Lee, were initially charged in connection with Melchi’s death, but those charges were later dropped and no one has been convicted. The Champaign Police Department has kept the case open and continued to ask the public for information as the investigation stalled.

Melchi was well known in her community and her family remains without closure. Does anyone in Champaign remember anything from July 2003 or have information that could help bring new leads to investigators?