It has been eight years since Desiree Werth lost her sister at the hands of a killer.
She's been faced with years of grief, sadness, anger and the need to know who is responsible.
I'm on a roller coaster ride and that's just exactly what it is," said Werth. "Up one minute and two seconds later you're right back down."
Her sister, 24-year-old Mandi Alexander, worked at the Dolly Madison Bakery in Great Bend for just three days.
On the evening of September 4, 2002, Alexander's body was found along with that of a customer, 79-year-old Mary Drake.
"She was very loving kind, warm, and very innocent to this world," Werth said. "What happened, she didn't deserve."
Authorities say they don't know what the motive was in the case. Very little money was taken from the business, and the crime was committed at a very busy intersection.
"They had no clue who or why," Werth added. "They didn't have just one fingerprint they had hundreds of fingerprints."
Over the years the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement have interviewed more than 600 people. They have received tips as recent as this month, but with no results.
Now, as the town of Great Bend once again struggles to cope wit the brutal murder of 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt, the family of Mandi Alexander prays their loved one is not forgotten and says they won't give up.
We will find who did this, said Kathye Phelps, Alexander's friend. "We know he's out there and we won't quit until he's found."
The family hopes someone out there knows something and will come forward
"It would mean closure; we would at least know," said Werth. "Mandi would know and she could finally rest in peace."
