Jaylynn Amanda Keith, 27, was found dead in the bathtub of the Palm Springs apartment she shared with her boyfriend on March 15, 2017, with a single gunshot wound to the center of her forehead. Her boyfriend, 35-year-old James Beushausen, told police she had shot herself while he was asleep, but investigators identified additional trauma to her head that suggested an assault before the gunshot and described the scene as staged to resemble a suicide.

Prosecutors contended Beushausen rendered Keith unconscious, placed her in the tub, then shot her while shielding himself behind a shower curtain; they pointed to inconsistencies in his account, including his claim he spent 10 to 20 minutes searching after hearing a popping sound, despite the small apartment layout and the bathroom’s visibility from the bedroom. Text messages shown at trial indicated the couple’s relationship had deteriorated because of Beushausen’s alcoholism and that Keith had been planning to leave him, telling family she feared things would become physically bad.

An open question remains for anyone who knew Jaylynn or the couple: did anyone notice signs of escalating violence before March 15, 2017?