Unsolved Murder of Denisha Williams: Seeking Justice

0:00On February 28th, 2003, 41-year-old Dinesha Williams was found beaten to death in her Bradenton apartment bathtub. She'd been watching a Michael Jordan game the night before, chatting with her sister before hanging up to focus on the court. Neighbour spotted water leaking through the ceiling, leading cops to a brutal scene where she clearly fought hard for her life. This wasn't some random hit, Dinesha kept her place locked tight, like Ford Knox, so detectives figure it was someone she trusted letting the men. These suspects nearby got cleared by DNA, and with no arrests, the case sat cold for 23 years, leaving her family shattered. Her sister Anna remembers Dinesha as outgoing, full of life, raised in a big Sarasota family where they were super tight. Dinesha lived openly as a trans woman, back fully by loved ones, but the murder broke their mom, who passed soon after from grief. Anna still greets her sister's photo every morning, keeping her spirit alive. Two years back, Detective Sherry Nichols grabbed the file and says it's 100% solvable.

1:02The killer left sloppy evidence hinting at, motive, buried in stacks of old interviews. She's pushing genetic genealogy on the DNA, though funding short and databases lack enough people of color for solid matches. Nichols keeps a photo of Dinesha's I count T-shirt on her desk as fuel, stressing every life matters. Anna's pleading now, someone knows something from back then. Get up, Braden Timpolice, or Crime Stoppers anonymously, there's a reward waiting to bring peace after all this time. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to Tap-A-Bay News today. AI-powered local news.