In the early morning hours of a late June day in Birmingham, Alabama, the body of 37-year-old Catina Skipper was discovered. It was just before 6 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2013, when authorities were called to an alley behind a home in the 200 block of 83rd Street North, near East Lake Park. There, they found Ms. Skipper, a female who police described as a transient.
She had been shot twice.
The initial investigation by the Birmingham Police Department focused on identifying the victim and piecing together the last hours of her life. An autopsy later confirmed that the cause of death was the two gunshot wounds. Authorities publicly identified the victim as Catina Skipper and appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an understanding of the circumstances surrounding her death and who might be responsible.
Despite the initial investigation and public appeals for information, details regarding any suspects or arrests in the murder of Catina Skipper have not been made publicly available. The case has since grown cold, leaving the questions of who was responsible for her death and why she was targeted unanswered. Her death remains an unsolved homicide, one of the many that have left families and communities searching for justice and closure.
