On August 24, 2017, 20-year-old Joseph Corley was shot to death inside his family’s home in Glasgow Village, a neighborhood in North St. Louis County. Three other family members were also killed that day: his 56-year-old mother Patricia Steward, his 18-year-old brother Deandre Kelley Jr., and his 10-year-old brother Terrence Dehart. All four victims suffered fatal gunshot wounds.

Police say the investigation focused on an acquaintance who had been living with the family, 24-year-old Ja’Vonne Dupree, whom Patricia Steward had taken in after he was homeless. Reports state Dupree had been kicked out shortly before the shootings and that, investigators contend, he returned in retaliation, shot the family, then gathered shell casings and stole items including electronics, clothing, shoes and the family car.

Authorities located Dupree in Columbia, Missouri, and arrested him in December 2017; officers recovered three pairs of shoes taken from the scene. Prosecutors later presented social media posts by Dupree that allegedly boasted about the killings and included details not publicly known. Does anyone have information about Joseph or his family that might shed light on their lives before that August day?