On May 24, 1973, a multiple homicide took place at a Raytown, Missouri residence that killed 37-year-old Pauline Joyce Sissy Brazeal Williams and her four children: 13-year-old Mark Williams, 11-year-old Deborah Williams, 9-year-old Mary Ann Williams, and 6-year-old John Williams. Reports indicate the deaths involved firearms, but specifics about how the events unfolded at the home are sparse.

If anyone knew the family, has documents, photographs, or recollections about Raytown in May 1973, please share information that could help clarify what happened that day.