On November 14, 2020, 28-year-old Alex Chute and his fiancée, Brianna Sproul, were found shot to death on the front porch of their home in Willard, Missouri. The couple’s young daughter was in the house at the time and was not physically harmed. Chute had served as a military police officer with the Missouri Army National Guard and was pursuing certification as a police officer.

Investigators say the killings were linked to a custody dispute and that Chute’s ex-wife, Theresa Cox, had recruited others to carry out a planned attack. Authorities allege Cox enlisted her boyfriend, Duncan Bogle, to shoot Chute and Sproul, and that a coworker, Matthew Plumb, helped provide an alibi and dispose of the weapon; Plumb’s son Therin Plumb was initially implicated but later cooperated with investigators.

All four people reportedly were arrested in connection with the case. Are there details about Alex or Brianna’s lives in Willard that could help clarify the timeline leading up to November 14?