Karen Finney was 32 when she was shot multiple times and killed in her Fort Worth home on McKaskle Drive on January 18, 2019. Three of her four children — ages 12, 11 and 7 — were in the house at the time; one of them called 911. The children were not physically harmed and were later placed with relatives.

Investigators tied the killing to Karen’s dating partner, Jarvis Franklin, also known as Twista, then 36. Franklin had prior convictions including manslaughter and aggravated assault and had been released from prison in January 2018. Family and coworkers said Karen had been hiding signs of abuse, including bruises on her neck and arms. Police found threatening messages from Franklin on his phone.

Franklin was arrested, charged with murder, pleaded guilty, and on May 9, 2019 was sentenced to life in prison. Karen’s sister Harmonie Soule described her as a loving mother who put her children first; the family is working to raise awareness about domestic violence in her memory.

Did anyone in the Fort Worth area know Karen, her family, or have information about the relationship between her and Franklin?