Brenda Sue Rogers, 52, was found dead in her Lebanon, Missouri home on the evening of Friday, August 13, 2021. Police were called to a residence in the 500 block of Polk Street at about 6:37 PM after reports of shots fired; officers discovered Brenda inside the home with a gunshot wound to her head. Authorities determined her death to be a homicide.

Brenda had moved to Lebanon from the St. Louis area in the late 1970s, attended local schools, and was described by family as a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother who loved Jesus, enjoyed fishing and classic rock, and worked for local employers including H.D. Lee Company and Copeland Corporation. Investigators identified 61-year-old Mark Tampow, Brenda’s live-in boyfriend, as a suspect; family and friends described the relationship as tumultuous and said the couple fought constantly, and Tampow was alleged to have threatened Brenda with a knife the day before her death. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and felony armed criminal action and was held on $100,000 bond before later posting bond and being released.

Did anyone in Lebanon know Brenda or have information about the couple’s relationship that could help explain what happened?