AKRON — "We call them 'Taylor Days,'" said Lynetta Brown. "Those are the days that we cry."
Brown, Taylor Robinson's grandmother, is left with the pain of loss and unanswered questions surrounding the death of her granddaughter Taylor Robinson five years ago.
"I just can’t get over it," said Brown. "What did she do so bad that makes somebody want to kill her."
The case dates back to May 3rd, 2013.
"This is probably the one case, again in nearly 30 years, that haunts me the most," said Akron police detective Gary Shadie who has been following the case. "I know it’s there."
Taylor was last seen when her mom, Carmilla Robinson, dropped her off at a Kipling Street home where she worked as a home health aide.
"Last words were her saying, ‘okay, I love you,’ and I said ‘I love you too. I’ll see you in the morning,’" said Carmilla. "That’s it."
Taylor’s coat and shoes were still inside the home but there was no sign of Taylor – until months later.
In September, some of her remains found by joggers in a wooded area in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
"We’re not talking about a distance where someone gets on the highway and jumps off," Shadie said. "This was a pretty long ride."
The location of her remains was more than 15 miles away from the point were Taylor was last seen.
Five years later, still no arrests made in her death.
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"This here is a file that sits on my desk as a constant reminder," Shadie said as he pointed to a a box that sits above his desk at the Akron Police Department. "Whenever I have a moment, I go through my interviews, other detective interviews, to see if I miss something."
Tim Dimoff, a former Akron police officer and private investigator with SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, looked into the murder case several years ago in hopes of uncovering new information.
"I don’t have any closure," Carmilla said as she discussed her hope to find answers as to who may have killed her daughter.
Carmilla's husband and Taylor's stepfather, Jeff Rucker, talked about the possibility of who may be responsible.
"They’ve been telling us that people of interest, people they know they have lied during their interviews, during their statement," said Rucker. "It’s still been this long."
Detective Shadie said he keeps in contact with Taylor's grandmother, hoping to one day call the family with new information and solid evidence that points to the person responsible for ending Taylor's life.
"Just trying to find lightning in a bottle actually," Shadie said. "We just need that one tip, that one person to call in. We know that someone knows something."
Carmilla agreed and made a plea for for someone to speak up.
"I just want you to tell me the ‘who you are,'" Carmilla said. "That’s all I ask."
"I'm not giving up hope," Brown adds.