In the spring of 2014, concern grew for 31-year-old April Parker, a resident of Monticello, New York, who was last seen on May 8th of that year. Friends and family grew worried when they had not heard from her, and she was officially reported missing to the Monticello Police Department on May 26, 2014. Parker was a mother of four and was described by those who knew her as a kind person with a huge heart.
The initial missing person investigation would soon take a grim turn, shifting the focus of law enforcement and bringing a heartbreaking discovery to the community.
The search for April Parker led investigators to a wooded area behind the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex in Monticello on June 10, 2014. There, they discovered partial skeletal remains just 150 yards from where Parker had been living. The remains were in a condition that immediately suggested a violent end; the head, hands, and feet had been severed. DNA testing later confirmed the remains belonged to April Parker, and the case was officially classified as a homicide. Investigators stated they did not believe her death was the result of a random act of violence, suggesting she likely knew her killer.
For years, the investigation into April Parker's murder continued, with New York State Police interviewing over 130 people and examining thousands of pages of records. A person of interest from early in the investigation was Keymarro Guiden, the father of one of Parker's children. In December 2021, a grand jury indicted Guiden for second-degree murder. The subsequent investigation and trial revealed that on May 9, 2014, the day after Parker was last seen, Guiden had taken her two children to New York City under false pretenses to create an alibi. Evidence showed that before leaving, he had already killed Parker and disposed of her remains. To further conceal his crime, Guiden transferred Parker's phone number to his own device and used her phone and social media accounts to impersonate her, giving the impression she was still alive. In June 2026, a jury found Keymarro Guiden guilty of second-degree murder in connection with her death.Last Seen: May 8, 2014
