Murder of Desiree D. McGraw

On June 6, 2006, it was voting day in Deptford, New Jersey. The Jericho Firehouse on Mail Avenue was one of the places for voting. At 9:30 a.m. The place had been open for a few hours when a firefighter decided to take a walk around the building. This was when he found the body of a woman laying in a stone-covered area behind the firehouse.

It was the body of 27-year-old Desiree McGraw. She was only dressed in a 5xl black t-shire and a hoodie. She had been shot in the head and killed. This however was not the scene of the crime as there was no evidence of her being killed there and it's believed her body was dumped there. 

At the time Desiree was on the streets for the last three years. At the time she was a drug addict, but in the days leading up to her death, she told her family she wanted to sober up and get her life together. She was tired of living on the streets. Even though she was living a rough lifestyle she would make sure to visit her family every other day.

Police believe that the murder had been premeditated. Desiree's family thinks that it's possible that someone was out to get her and she knew. This could be the reason she wanted to change her lifestyle in the days leading up to her death.

SOURCES:

Gloucester County New Jersey

True New Jersey June 5, 2011

True New Jersey June 5, 2013

Courier Post June 2, 2016