In the early morning hours of February 22, 2013, the quiet of a West Baltimore alley was broken by the intense glow of a vehicle fire. Inside the burning car, firefighters would make a grim discovery: the bodies of 34-year-old Taewon Tuck, a male, and his 33-year-old girlfriend, Alysia Strickland. The couple had not perished in the fire, but were victims of a brutal execution.
Both had been shot in the head before the car was set ablaze.
Taewon, known to friends as 'Tae,' was described as a fun, caring, and loving man. He and Alysia were in a serious and happy relationship. Alysia was a graduate student in the architecture program at Morgan State University and the daughter of a retired Virginia judge. The shocking nature of their deaths, discovered behind homes in the 1800 block of Clifton Avenue, sent ripples of fear and disbelief through the community.
Baltimore police quickly launched a homicide investigation, looking into the backgrounds of both Taewon and Alysia in an effort to uncover a motive for their murders. Law enforcement noted that the bodies were severely burned, complicating the initial stages of the investigation. Despite their efforts and appeals to the public for information, the case grew cold. As of recent reports, the double homicide of Taewon Tuck and Alysia Strickland remains unsolved, with no arrests made and no suspects publicly identified. The question of who killed the couple and why they did so in such a ruthless manner continues to be unanswered.
