Paul Brian Rector, 38, was found dead inside a Stuart Street residence in Chattanooga on the night of Monday, December 15, 2014. He had been staying in a spare bedroom of a house owned by Diane Hays, lodging there with a woman identified as his best friend, Amy Lynn Bates, 29.

Authorities say Bates allegedly shot Rector in the head while he was in the bedroom and then tried to set the house on fire. Two other adults were in the home; one discovered the fire and extinguished it with buckets of water before calling 911. Deputies arrived just before midnight and found Rector deceased.

Bates was located near the scene, questioned, and arrested on a charge of criminal homicide. She was held on $1.5 million bond and had a court date set for January 6. Does anyone have information about the people who lived at that Stuart Street address or who knew Rector and Bates?