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WEST VALLEY CITY — Eleven years ago, a dumpster diver made a horrific discovery.
David Wenerstrom was scavenging for valuables in a dumpster behind a Hollywood Video store at a strip mall in West Valley City on Jan. 24, 2005, when he found a heavy bag. He quickly called police after opening it up and discovering the body of 22-year-old Sheree Allen inside.
Police say that over the years, their leads have dried up. The West Valley City Police Department posted pictures of Allen on its Facebook page Thursday in hopes of obtaining new information from the public about her death.
"Please share Sheree's story," the post reads. "Help us find her killer and bring her family some small measure of peace."
In 2005, police said Allen's body may have been in the trash bin for several days before it was discovered. She was reportedly wrapped in multiple bags and then stuffed inside another bag.
Allen was a Salt Lake City resident. In the days following her murder, Allen's family spoke with local media and asked for help to identify her killer.
"To be dumped into a trash can, I think that's the lowest part of all — that you treat her like trash," her brother Adrian Allen told KSL in 2005.
Sheree Allen was facing multiple criminal charges, mostly for sexual solicitation, at the time of her death, according to court records. Her brother said the family felt like his sister may have trusted the wrong person and had it used against her.
"We will miss her and we lover her, and that will never stop," he said.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the West Valley City Police Department by calling 801-963-3490 or sending a message to coldcasetips@wvcpd.com.
