Steve Carter, a 67-year-old yoga instructor, was shot multiple times and killed on October 5, 2015, while hiking with his dog on a trail near Fairfax, California. He had returned from Costa Rica to support his wife, Lokita, during her breast cancer treatment. Carter’s body was found by a cyclist on the Old Railroad Grade trail; he was still holding the leash of his wounded Doberman Pinscher, Coco, who had also been shot but survived.

Investigators tracked the stolen car to suspects captured on surveillance at a gas station in Point Reyes. Three people — Morrison Haze Lampley, Sean Michael Angold, and Lila Scott Alligood — were arrested in Portland, Oregon, while in possession of Carter’s vehicle. Prosecutors later identified Lampley as the triggerman and named Alligood and Angold as accomplices. The trio was also linked to the killing of Canadian backpacker Audrey Carey in Golden Gate Park days earlier, part of a brief crime spree that alarmed the region.

Family statements at the legal proceedings described deep and lasting grief; Lokita Carter spoke of devastation and an ongoing nightmare. Anyone with information about Steve, his last hike, or sightings on the Old Railroad Grade trail in early October 2015 is asked to come forward.