Do you know who killed Sandra Carrera in 1991? On the morning of Tuesday, January 15, 1991, Sandra Burt Carrera, a 41-year-old single mother, was found dead in her Arlington, Virginia, home. A family member, her 11-year-old son, made the discovery in their town house located in the 2500 block of South Walter Reed Drive. She had been fatally wounded by a single gunshot to the head.
The investigation into her death revealed that Carrera had last spoken to her younger sister by phone just an hour before she was killed.
Her body lay in the front doorway for nearly nine hours before her son returned home from school and found her. Arlington police launched an intense investigation, initially stating that the homicide showed indications of being 'domestic-related.' There was no sign of forced entry into the residence, and nothing appeared to have been stolen.
Despite their suspicions, authorities were never able to identify a suspect or establish a clear motive for the slaying. Carrera's ex-husband was investigated as part of the inquiry but was ultimately never considered a suspect in her murder. Friends and colleagues described her as a vivacious, energetic, and devoted mother who worked as a business manager at an architecture firm in Washington, D.C. They expressed shock at her violent death, stating that she did not have any known enemies. The case eventually went cold, and to this day, no arrests have been made in connection with her murder. The Arlington County Police Department continues to list her case as unsolved.
