Stephen Vaise, 60, was found dead in his Curtis Bay home on Prudence Street in Baltimore on January 29, 2015, after he missed two days of work and a wellness check was requested. Officers discovered he had been shot seven times in the head and chest and was lying in a pool of blood. Neighbors and family described a history of escalating conflict between Stephen and his son, with Stephen reportedly afraid for his safety in the months before the killing.

Investigators focused on Stephen’s 24-year-old son, Matthew Vaise. Family members said Matthew had been terrorizing his father, smashing his cell phone and disabling the landline; a December 2014 altercation had resulted in Matthew’s arrest for assault, though Stephen declined to press charges. Matthew was arrested on February 20, 2015, and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. What details about motive or the homicide scene stand out to readers who remember Curtis Bay in 2015?