Kelli Lea Graham Underwood, 46, of Princeton, Texas, was found shot and stabbed to death in her home on September 16, 2017. Her daughter, Kayden Graham, discovered the body after being unable to reach her mother for several days; the autopsy confirmed multiple stab and gunshot wounds.

Investigators concluded the killing was the result of a murder-for-hire plot tied to a love triangle involving Kelli, her boss Ronnie Welborn, and Welborn’s then-girlfriend, Kadie Robinson. Two men, Robert Veal and Delvin Powell, were hired to carry out the attack. Texas Ranger Bruce Sherman, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and the Princeton Police Department led the probe; all four—Welborn, Robinson, Veal and Powell—were charged. Subsequent prosecutions resulted in convictions and life sentences for Veal, Powell and Welborn.

Kelli was remembered as kind-hearted and helpful, a mother to three children, Karli, Kayden and Xander; her funeral was held September 28, 2017, at Ridgeview Memorial Park in McKinney, Texas.