On August 22, 1992, according to WAFB, Connie Warner was reported missing. When authorities first arrived at her home, it was immediately apparent that something was amiss. The floors in several rooms were stained with blood, and her washer and dryer appeared to have been moved — possibly indicating that she had attempted vainly to hold on to them while her assailant tried to drag her away. Another key piece of evidence was her car, which was parked outside of her home. It appeared as if she had vomited in it, possibly after having been sickened by something inside. However, family members later concluded that she had been placed in her car by her murderer, who then drove her to the location where he dumped the body and then drove the vehicle back to her home.
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Two weeks after she was reported missing, Warner’s badly-decomposing body was found near a lake. Unfortunately, in those two weeks, a hurricane had moved through the region, literally washing away most if not all of the evidence that could be used to pinpoint her murderer.