Tara M. Butler was 15 when she and her twin sister Terassa were fatally shot in their Inglewood home on May 24, 1999. The twins were active in their church and known for their close bond; their deaths shocked the community.

An 18-year-old, Richard Allen Washington Jr., was arrested in connection with the killings and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators say Washington attacked one of the sisters at a fast-food restaurant hours earlier, allegedly striking her with a plaster cast, then went to the twins’ home and shot them. He surrendered to police two days after the murders following searches of relatives’ and friends’ homes.

Washington was held without bail and arraignment was delayed when his attorney was unavailable. The District Attorney’s Office weighed whether to seek the death penalty or life without parole, with that decision deferred until after the preliminary hearing. Does anyone have information about Tara, Terassa, or that day that could help the record?