On Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012, 61-year-old Brenda Evans and her 71-year-old husband William were found fatally stabbed in their home on Lenox Street in Detroit. The Wayne County medical examiner ruled both deaths homicides.

Authorities briefly considered a possible link to drug activity, a theory the family rejected. The couple had recently celebrated a lottery win, and the family believes the missing winning lottery ticket may have been the motive: cash, jewelry, and a coin collection were reported left behind while the ticket was the only item thought to be gone. Neighbors remembered Brenda as someone who enjoyed gardening and helped others in the neighborhood.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew the Evans family, saw anything unusual around Lenox Street in May 2012, or has information about the missing ticket, please come forward.