About this episode
The episode explores the unsolved homicide of Benine Timothee and its impact on her family, featuring insights from law enforcement and personal reflections from her children.
On a sunny Saturday in 2016, Benine Timothee left her house to visit a friend who lived close by and never returned. She had lived in the United States for only three months when she was shot and killed outside a corner store in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. No arrests have been made, and there are no suspects in the case. This is the third and final episode of our three-part series, A Family's Peace, reported by independent investigative journalist Shannon Dooling. Benine's homicide is still unsolved, and Boston police haven't offered updates to her family in years. In Part III, Shannon talks to the Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney to get the insider scoop on how unsolved homicide cases are handled. Feeling left behind, Andre, Benine's widower, continues to search for answers and workarounds that don't involve law enforcement. Finally, we hear from Benine's children, Jephte and Nelissa, about how much their lives have changed since their mother's death, and how the family goes on living, with or without closure.
People in this episode
Host: Shannon Dooling
Guest: Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney
Topics covered
- unsolved homicide
- family impact
- law enforcement
- investigative journalism
- grief
- community response
Keywords
- Benine Timothee
- unsolved homicide
- Boston
- Dorchester
- Shannon Dooling
- family grief
- law enforcement
- investigative journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Boston, Dorchester
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