REMEMBER Rosemene
Rosemene Decius
46 YEARS OLD ·
Jacksonville,
Florida
Rosemene Decius was a 46-year-old mother, U.S. Postal Service employee, and Haitian immigrant. Born in Gonaïves, Haiti, she came to the United States in 1994 and graduated from North Miami Senior High School in 1998. Coworkers remembered Rosemene for her beautiful spirit, warmth, and devotion to her children, whom she spoke about often and with pride.
Rosemene was born September 21, 1976, in Gonaïves, Haiti, to Holeme Petit-Homme and Marie-Helene Seraphin. She left Haiti in 1994 and later graduated from North Miami Senior High School in 1998. Rosemene was a mother and worked for the U.S. Postal Service. Her coworkers remembered her as a joyful presence who loved her children deeply and frequently spoke about how proud she was of them. Her family created a Life Tributes memorial page where loved ones could continue sharing memories of her.
THE RECORD
On July 7, 2023, Rosemene’s children became concerned after they had not heard from their mother and learned she had not reported to work. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigators searched the home Rosemene shared with her boyfriend, Pierre Pinard, and discovered evidence of a violent altercation, including blood in the bedroom. Investigators later located Rosemene’s body in the trunk of a vehicle. Pinard was arrested and charged in connection with her death. Prosecutors said Pinard attempted to clean the scene and move Rosemene’s body after the killing.
RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT
Boyfriend
Rosemene and Pierre Pinard were in an intimate relationship and lived together at a home on Hampton Landing Drive in Jacksonville. Contemporary police reporting and the later State Attorney’s account identify Pinard as Rosemene’s boyfriend.
CHILDREN / ADDITIONAL VICTIMS
CHILDREN PRESENT — DOCUMENTED NO
PATTERNS DOCUMENTED IN AVAILABLE RECORDS
These indicators reflect what could be established from available sources. Absence from this list does not establish that a behavior did not occur.
LEGAL / SYSTEM RESPONSE
After Rosemene was reported missing, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers responded to the home she shared with Pinard. Investigators discovered evidence of a struggle and blood in the bedroom, reviewed home-surveillance footage, interviewed Pinard, and obtained a search warrant for the vehicle in which Rosemene's body was ultimately discovered. Pinard was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence and was held without bond. He pleaded not guilty in August 2023. The Office of the State Attorney for Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit prosecuted the case.
SOURCES
‘She didn’t deserve it’: Missing woman who was murdered found in accused boyfriend’s trunk
News4JAX
Jury Finds Pinard Guilty of Murder, Tampering with Evidence
Office of the State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit
INFORMATION LIMITATIONS
Fields marked UNKNOWN were not established by the available coded record and do not mean the behavior did not occur.
TRANSPARENCY / RECORD NOTE
The homicide investigation was conducted by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the prosecution by the Office of the State Attorney for Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit. Unlike some of the profiles we’ve been working on, Rosemene’s case has a judicially established outcome: Pinard was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder with a weapon and tampering with evidence.
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