Paige Mars was 19 and from Decatur, Illinois. Born November 9, 1995, she worked at Dollar General. The fatal events began with a robbery at a Decatur Circle K on April 3, 2015, in which Paige served as the getaway driver. Three days later, on April 6, 2015, she was shot to death.

Prosecutors said the killing was tied to the robbery. Matthew Higgins-Vogt admitted to shooting her and was later sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery and murder. Kelton Snyder was convicted by a jury in April 2016 of planning Paige’s murder; evidence introduced at trial included surveillance footage from the robbery showing Snyder holding a shotgun that matched the weapon used to kill Paige. Testimony and evidence described a motive of preventing Paige from going to law enforcement after she learned about Snyder’s prior violent behavior and questioned him.