Lane Bryant murders: Victim's father urges FBI to take over case

Lane Bryant murders: Victim's father urges FBI to take over case

The father of one of the victims killed in the 2008 Lane Bryant murders says he wants answers before he dies.

TINLEY PARK - The father of one of the victims killed in the 2008 Lane Bryant murders says he wants answers before he dies.

On Tuesday, he spoke publicly for the first time about the case.

What we know:

Connie Woolfolk was one of five women killed at a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park in 2008.

Her father said police never contacted him about the investigation.

Now, he wants the FBI to take over the case and for DNA evidence to be retested using updated technology. With the help of an activist, the family is offering a $200,000 reward for information that leads to answers.

They say they want justice before time and hope run out.

"I heard she was a fighter and she was fighting this crook to try to keep him from killing all of them, which he did. But the main thing, we got a lot of DNA out there. A lot of chips out there that they haven't really told us about," said Melvin Woolfolk. 

The backstory:

On the morning of Feb. 2, 2008, five women were bound with duct tape and shot to death inside what was then a Lane Bryant clothing store. A sixth woman survived by playing dead.

The killings shocked the Tinley Park community and drew national attention. Despite early leads, the person responsible has not been identified.

What's next:

Authorities have released a new, 3-D modeled composite image of the man who shot five women to death at a Tinley Park Lane Bryant store on Feb. 2, 2008. | Tinley Park police

Tinley Park police and the FBI say they are using new forensic technology to look at old evidence, reviewing tips and continuing to circulate the suspect sketch.