Lisa Hoppe Zuraff, 38, of Polk City, Florida, died on June 22, 2016. Born April 13, 1979, in Jamestown, North Dakota, she was described as friendly and outgoing, devoted to her children and family, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, cooking and holiday celebrations.

On the day of her death Lisa and her husband Loren Zuraff argued near their backyard pool. According to trial testimony, Loren left to mow the yard, returned with a gun, shot Lisa three times in the back, placed her body on the pool steps, and called 911. Investigators recovered a black handgun submerged near the pool steps, Lisa’s cell phone in the middle of the pool, two bullets five feet past the phone, and three shell casings in the pool. Loren, 51 at the time, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He testified that Lisa had threatened suicide and that a struggle over a gun produced an accidental discharge, but the medical examiner’s testimony showed the entrance wounds were in Lisa’s back. The jury convicted Loren of first-degree murder with a firearm and immediately sentenced him to life in prison without parole.

If anyone knew Lisa or has information about her life or the events that day, please share what might help the record of her story.