Ashley Marie Luton, 31, was found dead March 7, 2017, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with a gunshot wound to the side of her head while seated in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet SUV parked in the driveway of the couple’s home on North Canterbury Drive. Her husband, Dwight Luton, initially told investigators she had shot herself, but home surveillance footage showed him drawing what appeared to be a firearm, pointing it at Ashley, and her then slumping over in the vehicle. The video also showed him reaching into the SUV shortly before the shot and wiping down the dashboard before calling police.

Investigators charged the case as a homicide. Prosecutors said Dwight, a former firearms dealer, had a history of emotional, mental, and physical abuse toward Ashley. In May 2019 he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 40-year prison sentence, with the first 25 years to be served day-for-day because a firearm was involved. Ashley’s family gave emotional statements at sentencing about the impact of her death.

Did anyone who knew Ashley or the Lutons notice signs of escalating abuse in the months before March 2017?