Janice Cox, 37, an African-American woman, was found murdered in Miami on March 7, 1996. Her death was one of several killings of African-American women who were involved in drug use; those victims were found beaten, burned, and partially clothed in or near Miami’s inner city between August 1995 and March 1996.

Investigators arrested 38-year-old Cuban immigrant Francisco del Junco, who had arrived in the United States during the 1980 Mariel boatlift. At the time of his arrest he was working as a dishwasher in Coconut Grove and was carrying a container of gasoline and wooden matches. He confessed to the killings, giving detailed accounts of each crime, and was convicted and sentenced to four concurrent life terms in prison.

If anyone knew Janice Cox or has information about her life or those months in Miami, please share what you know.