Matthew Calkins, 35, was killed in a Kansas City, Missouri, basement in early May 2019. He was last seen by family after a birthday dinner; neighbors reported hearing gunshots before firefighters answered a basement blaze on May 5, 2019. After the fire was put out, burned human remains were found; DNA later identified them as Calkins. Investigators determined he had been shot twice between May 3 and May 5 and that his body had been dismembered with an electric saw before being burned. Only his torso was recovered; other remains were never found.

Authorities identified the house occupant, Colton Stock, as a suspect. A revolver recovered at the home bore Stock’s DNA on the trigger and grip, and a bullet from Calkins matched that weapon. Stock was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, abandonment of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence. The jury acquitted Stock of murder and armed criminal action in November 2022 but convicted him of abandoning a corpse and tampering with evidence. The family says they remain devastated and believe justice was not fully served.

If anyone knew Matthew, saw activity at that Northland home in early May 2019, or has information about missing remains, please share what is known.