Bernita White was killed on June 23, 2001, while walking with her daughter near Potter Park Zoo. More than two decades later, her murder remains unsolved.
Nearly 25 years after Bernita White was shot and killed while walking with her young daughter near Potter Park Zoo, one of Lansing’s most perplexing homicide cases remains unsolved.
On June 23, 2001, White, 41, was walking toward the zoo entrance with her 5-year-old daughter when she was struck by a single rifle bullet. Investigators determined the shot was fired from a distance, and despite extensive searches and years of investigation, the bullet that killed her was never recovered…