Laura Alicia Kate Placker, 37, was fatally shot in a San Antonio motel room on June 19, 2021. She was pregnant at the time; her unborn child was declared deceased as well. The shooting occurred at a Motel 6 in the Medical Center area and happened in the presence of her two young children, ages four and six, who witnessed their mother’s death.

Dillon Leigh Meckel, 35, was found in the same motel room and admitted to shooting Placker. He was indicted on capital murder charges for Placker’s death and the death of her unborn child and is being prosecuted in the Family Violence Division of the 290th District Court. The children were placed in the care of Child Protective Services after the incident.

If anyone knew Laura, her routine, or observed activity around the Motel 6 on June 19, 2021, please share what might help the case.