One year after the murder, the family of a Wayne County woman is still pleading to the public for help in finding their loved one’s killer.

Rena Wishum and her family conducted a press conference at the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Hattiesburg Office Friday, which marked the one-year anniversary of Janie Cooley Broadway Williams’ death.

The family held the press conference to announce the establishment of a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in Williams’ death.

The family also hopes to bring attention to the need for public help in finding information about the death of the Wayne County woman.

“It’s been a year, but it seems like it was yesterday,” said Rena Wishum, Janie’s daughter, as she wiped away tears. “We live right by her house. So, it’s something we look at everyday. ... I just hope someone will speak out and help.”

“We need help,” proclaimed Tod Wishum, Williams’ son-in-law during a press conference Friday. “There was one shot and she was gone. ... There’s got to be an explanation. Somebody shot her.”

However, no arrest has been made in connection with her death.

Williams was murdered at around 1 a.m., the morning of Thursday, March 6th, 2008 inside her home on Red Brown Drive in Clara near Waynesboro.

Officials reported that Williams and her husband, Ken Williams, had just arrived home and they were the only people in the home at the time a single bullet entered the house through a kitchen window striking the woman.

“The shot came through the kitchen window as Williams stood in front of her refrigerator,” Investigator Ricky Lott with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said in a press release. “A high power rifle was used to fire the fatal shot. “

Lott and Investigator Mike Mozingo with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department (WCSO) had been the lead investigators in the case.

Investigators reported having interviewed 67 people in connection with the case and have received numerous tips. However, officials have not been able to identify a suspect or make an arrest.

Williams and her husband co-owned the High Noon Bar in Waynesboro, as well as a flower shop.

Wishum and other members of the victim’s family gathered in Hattiesburg and said they need some answers.

Janie’s husband, Ken Williams, did not attend the press conference.