Late summer 2014 brought a violent crime spree to a Kansas City neighborhood. On September 2, George Taylor, in his 80s, and his 86-year-old wife, Ann, were critically beaten in the basement of their home and placed on life support. Ann made a 911 call that alerted authorities. The couple were removed from life support and died on the same day one week later.

Authorities say the suspect was 34-year-old Brandon Howell. After the assault on the Taylors, Howell is alleged to have fatally shot neighbors 88-year-old Alice Hurst, her 63-year-old son Darrel Hurst, and 69-year-old Susan Choucroun, then fled in the Taylors’ SUV. Police later found Howell walking along Interstate 29 with a loaded shotgun in his pants and arrested him. He faced multiple felony charges, including three counts of first-degree murder; it was expected charges would be amended following the Taylors’ deaths. The motive for the home invasion and killings has not been stated.

Did anyone in the neighborhood know the Taylors or the Hursts and have information that could help clarify what led to this violence?