Etta Carol King McKenzie, 67, and her husband Kenneth McKenzie were found dead in their Raytown, Missouri, home on January 13, 2021. The couple sustained numerous stab wounds and investigators described a violent struggle inside the residence, with blood throughout the house and multiple knives recovered. Etta was a State Farm agent, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., known for her flowers and warm demeanor, and had started a 24-hour daycare to help parents working overnight shifts.

Officers encountered a naked man identified as the couple’s 29-year-old nephew, Desmond C. Richardson, inside the home, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Richardson was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Court documents say Richardson admitted to stabbing both his aunt and uncle and told detectives a fight had broken out; he alleged both victims fired shots at him before he killed them. He was later charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action; prosecutors also charged him in a separate alleged vehicle hijacking earlier that day.

Does anyone have information about the events that led up to that night or the relationship between the McKenzies and their nephew?