The gardener, William Young, left around 5:15 p.m. and he was the last one to see her. He had worked for the family for many years. Rose offered to give him a ride to the bus stop, but he declined. He made sure all the doors were locked and the Chevrolet and carport were locked for her. It was possible that someone was secretly waiting for him to leave.
Around 5:25 p.m. Harry called his wife to let her know that he was going to be on his way home. He asked her if he needed anything picked up. When he discovered the tire flat he knew he would be delayed and tried to call his wife. She didn't pick up this time. He thought it was strange as he spoke to her a few minutes before, but believed that she may have been giving William a ride home.
Harry got a ride home from a coworker B.T. Barnette Jr. and they left around 5:50 p.m. They went to Floyd's Gulf Station at Broadway and Jackson Avenue and handed over Harry's keys and directions to his car. He tried calling Rose again, but still no answer. He was then soon dropped off at the home.
That was when he found poor Rose's body in the hallway between the carport and kitchen. She was laying on her back and had blows to the head from a .22-caliber pistol and stab wounds. She was stabbed 10 times the final one was done with so much force the handle broke off and the blade was inside her heart. She also had a grazing gunshot wound to her hand. On the floor around her were her glasses, dentures and the handle of the knife. The medical examiner who'd done the autopsy described it as very brutal and prolonged more commonly seen in rape-murders.
The next morning a city brush crew found a pair of bloodstained gloves stained with blood from her blood type on Cherokee Blvd. Alongside Kenesaw Ave. a Cleveland Ohio blue police uniform coat and a police-type raincoat and a police-type hat were found with fake badges. Two Ohio License Plates were also found from a stolen car and a second pair of gloves. The weapon that was shot at the scene was also found it was a 22-caliber-Ruger semiautomatic pistol with a silencer.
There was no blood on the other clothes found with the gloves. With how brutal the scene was police believe that the killers would have been covered in blood. The silencer and gun were of quality, but it was believed that because of the inexperience of the user it wasn't properly put together.
It's believed that someone dressed in a police uniform entered the home through the carport. It's believed that her death was a hit but not done by a professional. The silencer was misaligned and they used the wrong kind of ammunition. The gun jammed on the first shot and they improvised and began beating her with the butt of the gun. They then grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her.
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