On February 19, 2005, a deliberately set house fire on Bell Street in Kokomo, Indiana, killed 11-year-old Casey Parrish, his 25-year-old stepmother Amy Parrish, and two younger half-siblings, four-year-old Dacota Rasmussen and two-year-old Caleb Parrish. Investigators determined an accelerant had been used and ruled the blaze an act of arson; the four deaths were attributed to smoke inhalation. One-year-old sibling was not at home and survived.

The family’s sole survivor, Michael Parrish, awoke to the smell of smoke and his wife’s warning, but could not find an escape route through thick smoke and fell from a second-story window, suffering multiple cuts. He attempted to re-enter the house but was driven back by the intensity of the flames. Authorities have identified several persons of interest over the years, but no arrests have been announced.

The motive and the identity of whoever set the fire remain unknown, and the case is still open in Kokomo. If anyone knew the family, saw suspicious activity near Bell Street on February 19, 2005, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.