On March 27, 2015, three people were killed in St. Louis during an episode that began as an attempt to collect a heroin debt. Three men — Jacobi Temple, Demante Syms, and Samuel Spires — went to a home in the 4400 block of Itaska Street after being led there by Tammie Thurmond, who was the mother of another person present. Inside the house, Temple opened fire; James Lacey, 47, and 23-year-old Paige Schaefer were killed and Brittney Brown was shot in the head and critically injured but survived and was later able to call for help.

After the killings inside the residence, the three men located Thurmond and took her to an alley behind the 4200 block of South 37th Street, where she was shot and killed. The killings were investigated by local and federal authorities and were tied to a conspiracy to distribute heroin. Court proceedings resulted in guilty pleas and federal prison sentences for the three men involved.

Did anyone in the St. Louis area have information about Lacey’s activities or contacts in March 2015 that could shed more light on what led to that night?