Theresa Catherine Lanham, 33, was killed on September 5, 2021, in Lakeland, Florida. Born August 18, 1988, in Brandon, she grew up in the Lakeland area, graduated from Lake Gibson High School in 2006, and worked on the payment recovery team at Geico Insurance Co. Theresa was the mother of an infant son, Jody Gleason (born May 2021), and cared for Aubrey and Brendal Gleason as her own. She loved animals and was excited about motherhood.

According to reports, the deaths were part of a mass attack at the home of Theresa’s partner, Justice Gleason. Bryan Riley, a former Marine who reportedly suffered delusions about rescuing a nonexistent child, returned to the residence armed and wearing body armor and opened fire. Theresa, Justice Gleason, infant Jody, and Theresa’s mother, Catherine Delgado, were killed. An 11-year-old girl survived after playing dead despite being shot multiple times; the family dog was also killed. Riley was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including four counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, arson, and armed burglary.

What details can anyone add about Theresa’s life in Lakeland or about the family’s presence in the neighborhood?