Carol Smail says she is adamant about finding her daughter's killer and bringing that person to justice.
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Rickie Morgan came to the Philadelphia area from Pittsburgh with dreams of show business.
"She was, I guess, trafficked if you would say out there," said Smail. "Someone suggested that she be in a rap video as a dancer."
Smail said that didn't happen, and Morgan's life took a dark turn.
"Unfortunately, she became addicted to heroin," she said. "She apparently became a prostitute or a sex worker in order to supply her drug habit."
On the night of Saturday, July 16, 2016, the 35-year-old was on the 1900 block of East Cumberland Street in Philadelphia's West Kensington section.
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Police were called for the reports of screaming just before 11:30 p.m.
"She was hit in the head with a brick, and her throat was slashed," Smail said. "She ran for about a block and a half before she died."
Police found Morgan along the 2400 block of Jasper Street. She was naked and had multiple slash wounds.
Police believe the man seen in a surveillance photo may be responsible for Morgan's attack and several others around the same time.
He is said to be riding a black or blue bicycle.
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"Please, if you know anything come forward," Smail said.
The City of Philadelphia is offering up to a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
All you have to do is call the Citizens Crime Commission at 215-546-TIPS.
All calls will remain anonymous.