On January 27, 2011, 13-year-old Powers Beau Schenecker of Tampa and his 16-year-old sister Calyx Schenecker were found dead in their family home. Beau’s body was discovered in an SUV in the garage and Calyx’s body in her bedroom. Both children had been shot in the head with a .38-caliber revolver.

Their mother, Julie Powers Schenecker, was arrested after she confessed, saying she shot the children because they were being mouthy and disrespectful. She was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and was briefly hospitalized after the arrest. A grand jury indicted her on February 9, 2011; she pleaded not guilty and her defense indicated an insanity defense would be pursued.

The case moved forward to trial and drew national attention, in part because the father, Parker Schenecker, was an Army colonel stationed overseas. Anyone who knew the family or has information about the events leading up to January 27, 2011, is asked to come forward.