On a cold February day in Rochester, New York, three young people were killed in a single incident tied to a dispute over a marijuana trafficking ring. Michael Nelson, a 24-year-old Black man, was found dead on February 24, 2014; his death occurred on February 22. With him were 24-year-old Jacquelyn Simmons and her 21-year-old cousin, Jermeliah Simmons, all discovered inside an apartment on Chili Avenue in what authorities described as a brutal triple homicide in retaliation for a theft from the operation.

Investigators arrested three men in connection with the killings: Marlando Allen, Steve Fulcott, and Andre McFarlane. In April 2014 they were arraigned on murder charges. Fulcott was acquitted of murder and weapons charges in February 2016 but convicted of criminal possession of marijuana. After lengthy legal proceedings and questions about his mental fitness to stand trial, Marlando Allen pleaded guilty in September 2020 to three counts of second-degree murder; he was scheduled for sentencing in November 2020 with a possible term of 15 years to life.

Did anyone in the Rochester area know Michael Nelson, Jacquelyn Simmons, or Jermeliah Simmons and have information that could still help clarify what happened?