✝️ „Memory“, age between 20 and 30 – July 10 1991, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA 🇺🇸💔
„Memory“ was shot to death by her pimp James „Ice“ McAlphin, 26, after she had left him.
She remains unidentified, although there are pictures and DNA. She had older scars on her body, suggesting an intimacy with violence.
„Memory`s`“ possessions were meager. She had a family bible, but it wasn’t her family it belonged to. It was a long list of people with the surname of Stroud. The Strouds were an African-American family from Indiana. The family took her in for a while but didn’t know anything about her life.
„Memory“ first went on the record as a dancer at a strip club out in Little Rock and claimed to be from Florida. She went by several names. She told friends that she had given birth while living at a homeless shelter. The baby, she claims, was taken by Child Protective Services. Since she was using a stolen identity, she didn’t know how to reunite with the child. The homeless shelter has since closed down, and the records are unavailable.
There was a massive break in the case in 2019 when law enforcement was finally able to track down Memory’s paternal family using a combination of genealogy and DNA matching. Sadly, the family did not recognize her, although they do acknowledge a strong family resemblance. One of the matches was a female first cousin. In short, this first cousin match would share grandparents with „Memory“. Those grandparents were a couple named Mamie Carter and Daniel Wood of Virginia. Mr. And Mrs. Wood had nine children between 1916 and 1936. They could exclude the 1st cousin’s father since the two women didn’t share enough DNA to be half-sisters or closer. The family has chosen to call her Memory until they can reclaim her actual name.
McAlphin received a 15 year prison sentence.