Darionne Cherelle Burley was 26 and expecting twin boys when she was killed on June 29, 2020. Born July 14, 1993, in Fort Worth and raised in Mansfield, Texas, she was the fourth of six children and had earned an Associates Degree from Connors State College in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is remembered by her family as a daughter, sister, and expectant mother.

On the day she died Darionne was last seen with her boyfriend, Maurice Kelso Smith, 32, at a Fort Worth area Waffle House. Within an hour Smith shot her in the back of the head, killing her and her unborn twins. Smith then drove to Mansfield, where a separate incident — a robbery at gunpoint and a stolen car — led police to find Burley’s body in his vehicle. Investigators say Smith purchased the gun illegally the day before, had a history of violence toward Burley, and had assaulted her earlier in June 2020.

The Burley family described the loss and the life that was taken from them. Does anyone have information about Darionne’s life or the lead-up to that June day that could help shed more light on what happened?