Neiko Michelle Eller was 30 when she was killed on March 13, 2005, in Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina. She worked as an administrative assistant for S&D Coffee and was the widow of the late Chris Eller. Neiko was born August 7, 1974, and left behind her daughter Anna Katherine Bost and son Christopher Lee Smith, plus her parents Perry Lee and Helen Faye Smith and Sherry Reitzel Downs, sisters Stephanie Smith, Lisa Ann Morrow, Katrina Horne, and Christine Harmon, and maternal grandparents Billy and Christine Reitzel.

An arrest of Christopher Michael Eller is reported and legal proceedings were initiated. The killing is described as a domestic violence tragedy that deeply affected the family and community.

If anyone knew Neiko, her family, or has information about what happened in Mount Holly on March 13, 2005, please come forward with what you can share.