Samantha Neuwien was brutally attacked in her Wilmington, Delaware home during the early-morning hours of July 12th, 2013. The 34-year-old woman lived above her family's business - an appliance store in the 300 block of Shipley Street.
On the morning of July 12th, Samantha's mother Katherine arrived at the store around 8:30 AM to open up for the day. Upon arriving, Katherine noticed the ceiling was leaking, so she went up to her daughter's apartment to see if she could find the origin of the leak.
First, Katherine knocked on Samantha's door but got no response. She eventually opened the door herself and stumbled upon a terrifying scene. According to Katherine, the apartment's bathroom was "torn apart." Even more frightening, Samantha was found naked and unconscious on the floor near her bedroom. She had been beaten and stabbed.
Katherine called 9-1-1, and the first responding medics transported Samantha to a local hospital. She remained in a coma for the next 16 days before she ultimately succumbed to her injuries. Samantha's death was subsequently labeled a murder.
Over a decade has passed, and Samantha's murder remains unsolved. There has been very little reporting about her case in the media. It appears that there have not been any updates in recent years, and the murder is considered a cold case.
Throughout the years, Wilmington Police have made a few public appeals in hopes that anyone with information about Samantha's murder case will come forward. If you have any information that could help solve the case, please contact authorities at 302-576-3990 or submit a tip online.