It's been 10 years since the murder of a Niles woman and there are still no arrests in the case.
On Monday, which was the 10th anniversary, Jane Kleese's brother and sister met with authorities at the Niles Police Department.
"She was very generous, very giving, very outgoing, life of a party, and we miss her profoundly," said Kleese's brother, Thomas Woodward.
Her family members want to keep those fond memories of her alive, 10 years after her death.
"She didn't deserve this, and neither did our family for what we've been going through for 10 years," said her sister, Cheryl Boor. "If everybody could feel our pain, they could understand what we're going through."
When Jane's children discovered her dead body at the bottom of her basement stairs, police were led to believe her death was accidental.
But a few weeks later, the Trumbull County Coroner ruled her death a homicide.
The cause was strangulation.
Niles Police said they have a strong person of interest in this case, but there's still not enough to make an arrest.
"We're reaching out to CrimeStoppers, we're reaching out to the community and hopefully we can get some new leads in this," said Niles Police Chief Robert Hinton.
Chief Hinton's only been in his new position for a couple of months.
That's why Jane's brother and sister requested a meeting with him to make sure he knows as much as possible about their sister's case.
"We have had periodic meetings with the Niles Police Department, the Trumbull County Prosecutor's office. We share whatever information that we have and we get updates and do everything that we can possible to keep the case alive and in the public eye," Wodward said.
"I have knowledge of the case, I've reviewed the case and we're looking at some things with the case," Hinton said.
We weren't allowed inside the meeting because of the potentially sensitive information that could be revealed, but this still grieving family said all they want is information, and closure.
"We haven't forgotten about it, we want answers and justice for Jane," Boor said.
"We're not going to give up, you know we're going to pursue this until the day we die," Woodward said. "The killer is walking around out there. Someone is guilty of cold-blooded murder and we just want them to help us to secure justice for my sister."
A $10,000 reward will be awarded to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.
