The timeline and personal characteristics of the victim also suggest information about the murder. The investigation would hopefully and quickly rule out the family of the victim; the parents were on vacation and the friend of the victim did not report seeing the victim’s brother during the evening of the victim’s death. The fact that her purse was never found combined with the details connecting the murder to the drug scene may indicate a drug transaction gone sour. On the other hand, the murder may have occurred after the victim rejected the killer’s romantic advances at the club. The chafing and Band-Aids on the back of the heels of the victim suggests that the victim habitually wore uncomfortable shoes. Unlikely to be part of her attire for cashiering, she may have worn them while often frequenting clubs (or other place of nightlife), and the perpetrator may thus have previously seen her at such a locale. The sheets, also found in the green trash bag containing missing body parts, may indicate that the murder was either committed in a bed, or inside a residence/hotel, where sheets were readily available for the initial wrapping the body. This also suggests that the murder was not committed in or around the club, but rather that the victim and killer may have had initial contact there and voluntarily left with him (gender is presumed) upon closing.

The investigation should be focused on the number of the men who were present at the club on the evening of the victim’s death. Generalizing to this population, it is likely that the killer is young (aged 18-25) and single. Because he may spend a lot of time at clubs and may dabble in the drug scene, he may be well-groomed and sociable, but unemployed. Prior offenses may include drug trafficking arrests or assault (against other noncompliant women or anyone else who has offended him). It was reported that the doorman asked her for a dance and that she agreed for later in the evening; he and anyone else who was known to come in direct contact with the female may be a possible person of interest.

Zosia Stanley is a friend of Fletcher’s.