Motives for the 2005 murder of a North Carolina woman who was found shot to death in Charlotte, North Carolina still remain an unsolved mystery.

Motives for the 2005 murder of a North Carolina woman who was found shot to death in Charlotte, North Carolina still remain an unsolved mystery. Detectives have no leads or clues as to why Fernando Terrazas Ceja killed her.

Yolanda Renee Cotton of Charlotte, North Carolina died on September 13, 2005. Police found Yolanda Renee Cotton dead from several gunshots. The cause of her death was a case of domestic violence. Fernando Terrazas Ceja shot a woman named Yolanda Renee Cotton several times. He was her ex-boyfriend and the father of her child. Cotton’s homicide was the 64th homicide Charlotte-Meckleburg Police investigated in 2005.

Officers eventually later apprehended Fernando Terrazas Ceja as they discovered he was an illegal alien who jumped the border of Mexico (US-Mexico border) to get into the United States. Her death contributed to another killing led by an illegal alien. Yet the motive still remains an unsolved mystery as of 2020.