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A February 20, 2005 house fire at 811 South Bell Street in Kokomo, Indiana, was ruled a quadruple homicide after investigators determined the blaze had been set with an accelerant in the living room. Four family members who were sleeping in the two-story home died of smoke inhalation: mother Amy Parrish, her biological sons Casey and Caleb, and four-year-old Dacota Rasmussen. The family’s sole survivor was stepfather Michael Parrish, who awoke to a smoke-filled room, attempted to break a window, fell two stories and was badly injured while trying to reach his wife and children.

Early inquiries identified people police wanted to speak with, but no arrests were announced and the case later went cold. The Kokomo Police Department reopened the investigation in 2015, re-examining evidence and conducting new interviews; family members have held vigils and continued to press for answers. Has anyone with information about that night or the people in the neighborhood come forward?