It was a horrific crime that shook the Bay Area 13 years ago -- someone shot and killed a college student while she was celebrating her birthday at a Palo Alto night club.
Police, who admit they have reached a dead end in trying to solve the killing of Maria Hsiao, on Friday released a new video to the public in hopes of finding new leads.
On June 10, 2001, Hsiao was celebrating her 21st birthday at the Q Cafe in Palo Alto. She was outside the club with her sister and friends when she was shot in the head. Police said more than 200 people were in the area and no one admitted to seeing anything.
"When a shot went off, a lot of people ran," Palo Alto Police Lt. Zach Perron said.
Perron responded to the scene 13 years ago and performed CPR on Hsiao until she arrived at the hospital. Hsiao later died at the hospital during surgery.
"We didn't expect for this to happen," Hsiao's sister, Andrea, said in an interview done by the Palo Alto Police Department.
Andrea told police that she is looking for peace, and for her that means justice for the killer.
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"The peace that would bring to me would be priceless -- worth all the money in the world to me," Andrea Hsiao said. "Would help me to heal so I could move forward."
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
Police do not believe Maria, who was a student at the University of San Francisco, was targeted.
"We haven't forgotten this case," Perron said. "We haven't forgotten Maria."
