This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.

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When my grandmother passed away, I inherited a metal box.

It contains original newspaper articles,

Wiling and Lily's death certificate.

It was her collection of any kind of investigative material.

This crime was extremely horrific.

It just doesn't even seem like another human being would be capable of this.

My family was ripped apart on her deathbed.

My grandmother told me never to forget to keep fighting for the family and getting justice for my two aunts, Wylene and Lily.

There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America.

Each one is a cold case.

Only 1% are ever solved.

This is one of those rare stories.

This is one of those rare stories.

Yeah. It's the morning of March 5th, 1984, in the neighborhood known as the Heights in Houston, Texas.

The historic neighborhood is known for its artistic culture and vibrant scene.

Creatives flock to the area to do what they love among people who have similar outlooks on life.

It's exactly where the Kennedy sisters, 23-year-old Lily, and 33-year-old Wailene want to be.

Wailene is a stained glass artist who adores the arts and music.

She loves living in an area where she can walk to a club and listen to live music, and she loves having her sister Lily stay with her.

Wailene and Lily's father, Jack Kennedy, also lives nearby in the Heights.

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