A Year After Sparking Outrage, Ella Crawley's Murder Remains Unsolved by Paul Garber 6:00am May 25, 2021 A flower arrangement faces Northwest Boulevard in Winston-Salem after a rally in Gateway Commons Park in 2020 urged an end to violence against women. The location was chosen because Ella Crawley was found nearby severely beaten, and later died. PAUL GARBER/WFDD It’s been a year since the death of Ella Crawley, who was found brutally beaten in a Winston-Salem park and died a short time later. Crawley’s death became part of a local public outcry for Black victims of crime. Her murder remains unsolved. Now the rallying call has gone from “speak out” to “speak up.”