Aimee Kirst, 33, was found in her Pearl River, Louisiana, home on July 1, 2016, with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Investigators identified her ex-boyfriend, Jonathon David Talley, as the primary suspect; the couple had a history of domestic violence and a protective order had been issued against Talley after an assault on Kirst in 2015. That order also affected custody of their then three-year-old son.

After the shooting Talley fled to Mississippi with the child and was arrested in George County after confessing the killing to his parents. Police believe the child was present during the mother’s death. Talley was extradited to Louisiana and in 2018 was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping, but the non-unanimous jury verdicts were later overturned, prompting plans for a retrial. In July 2021 prosecutors and defense reached a plea agreement; Talley pleaded guilty to manslaughter, second-degree kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and received a combined 170-year sentence.

Are there details about Aimee’s life in Pearl River or witnesses who remember her that could help complete the picture?