In 2007, Stepha Henry had her life planned out. The 22-year-old had just graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and was taking a gap year to prepare for law school.
Hoping to surprise her 16-year-old sister for her birthday, Henry gifted her a trip to Miami for Memorial Day weekend. Since it was the first time they traveled alone, the sisters shopped, pampered themselves and attended a reggae concert.
But the girls’ dream trip to South Florida would soon become a nightmare: after spending a night out at a Broward club, Henry disappeared. She never made it on her flight back to New York.
For 17 years, Henry hasn’t been seen. Her phone and bank account has been unused. Her body has never been found. Though police say they believe she was murdered after discovering large amounts of her blood inside a 1995 Acura Integra.
That vehicle led them to Kendrick Williams, now 49, who was arrested in 2008 in connection to Henry’s death. He was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.