On March 13, 2018, Michael L. Fisher, 49, was killed during a violent confrontation at a Cleveland Avenue residence in Kansas City, Missouri. The dispute began over accusations of theft and personal property and escalated into a brutal assault. Witnesses and court records say Fisher was stabbed by a male individual and then shot; he was shot again while retreating into the kitchen, fell down the stairs into the basement, and died there.

Police say the crime was concealed in the home until a tipster reported that the homeowner had discussed the victim and sought help to dispose of the body. Tactical officers executing a search warrant found Fisher partially clothed under a blanket in the basement, shell casings in the dining room, and blood smeared on walls and the stair railing. The homeowner, Michelle L.

More than a year after the killing, prosecutors charged a second person, Stephanie L. Nance, alleging she also fired at Fisher as he tried to leave and that she held the victim’s wife against her will; she faced charges including second-degree murder, kidnapping, and armed criminal action. Did anyone have contact with Fisher or the Cleveland Avenue home around March 13, 2018, that could help fill gaps in what happened that night?