In the early morning hours of October 16, 2015, gunfire at a home on the 2800 block of Northwestern Parkway in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood left 55-year-old August John Dichiara Jr. and 28-year-old Jessica Rae Shadowens dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. A third person in the house was wounded and taken to University Hospital and survived; that survivor later told investigators they knew the identity of the shooter and said Shadowens had been in contact with a man by text the night of the killings.

Despite what police described as fairly good leads and an eyewitness who named a person, no arrests were made and the investigation grew cold. Families of Dichiara and Shadowens remain without the closure of a suspect being publicly identified or apprehended. Very little else about motive or evidence has been released.

If anyone knew August Dichiara or Jessica Rae Shadowens, or has information about who may have been in contact with Shadowens the night of October 15–16, please contact Louisville Metro Police.