A young mother is killed during a burglary in Minneapolis
Early Morning: Tina is stabbed multiple times by an apparent burglary
Tina Slaughter is stabbed multiple times during a burglary of her home on July 11, 1985. She does not survive her injuries and the suspect fled the scene.
Tina's Home/Location Of Her Murder
Victim
Person of Interest / Suspect
5:03am: Tina flees to neighbors and 911 is called
Police arrive shortly after 5:00 am to find slaughter in a nightgown, lying in a hallway with her door ajar. She is semi-conscious and bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds.
Early Morning: Someone is seen leaving Tina's apartment building with a TV set
Witnesses see a suspect enter Slaughter's building shortly before the attack and the suspect is later seen leaving with a TV set
Tina dies from her injuries at the hospital
Tina succumbs to her injuries just hours after she is attacked.
Hennepin County Medical Center
Television stolen from Tina's apartment is located in alley
The television, a portable color set that belonged to Tina, is recovered in an alley near a garage at 1706 Fremont, two blocks from Slaughter's apartment building.
Stolen TV Set Found In Alley (Approx. Location)
Tina's son is shot to death after fighting over gun
Noble Watts shoots Duane Slaughter, Tina's son, in the head after they fight over a gun. Watts claims some sort of conspiracy theory between Duane and another guy.
Child of Victim
Tina's family demand answers in her death
After the 30th anniversary of Tina's death, her brother, Courtney Slaughter, gathers family members and marches into the Minneapolis Police Department. While at the police department, Sergeant Jane Moore agrees to take her case, and begin testing evidence taken from the scene of the crime.
Minneapolis Police Department - 4th Precinct
Sibling of Victim
Law Enforcement
New DNA tests reveal the presence of another person in Slaughter's home
Minneapolis, MN
Tina shared her home with 2 small children.