On October 22, 2016, 49-year-old Mary Rutledge was killed on a rural stretch of road in Perry County, Missouri. According to accounts, while she was driving her vehicle it was repeatedly rammed by a car driven by her estranged husband, Joseph James Rutledge. The encounter escalated when Joseph Rutledge shot Mary, who died at the scene. A male companion in her car, Robert Edwards, was also shot and suffered serious wounds.

Joseph Rutledge was taken into custody after the attack and charged with first-degree murder, felony assault, and two counts of armed criminal action; his bond was set at $250,000. The case highlighted a deadly episode of domestic violence that ended a woman’s life and seriously injured another.

If anyone has information about Mary Rutledge, her movements that day, or the events leading up to the shooting, please share what you know.