Amber Marie Avalos, 33, of Bradenton, Florida, was found dead in her home on December 4, 2014. She was a wife and mother of six. Authorities say her death was part of a series of killings that day: Amber was shot by her husband, Andres Avalos Jr., then hanged in the home. A friend and neighbor, Denise Potter, was shot five times after arriving at the scene, and Pastor James Tripp Battle was later killed at Bayshore Baptist Church.

Investigators tied the motive to Andres Avalos Jr.’s belief that Amber was having an affair with Pastor Battle, combined with months of drug and alcohol abuse. At trial Andres Avalos Jr. was found guilty of second-degree murder in Amber’s death and first-degree murder in the deaths of Denise Potter and Pastor Battle. The jury deliberated more than twelve hours and rejected the defense claim of a delusional disorder, concluding he knew right from wrong when the crimes occurred.

In May 2017 Andres Avalos Jr. received life without parole for the first-degree murders; the sentence for Amber’s second-degree murder was left to further proceedings and could range from 25 years to life. If anyone knew Amber or has information about her and that day, please share what is known.