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Jessica Payton, 35, of Lubbock, Texas, was killed on October 28, 2015 and her body found the next day wrapped in a comforter and weighed down with cinder blocks in a creek near County Roads 7300 and 3600. Investigators believe she was shot four times in the head. She was identified as the girlfriend of Mark Bethel but was also in a relationship with Shawn Summers, who was found dead in a burning SUV on October 31, 2015.

Mark Bethel, 59, and his cousin David Bethel, 46, were arrested in connection with the two deaths. Prosecutors argued Mark Bethel killed both Jessica Payton and Shawn Summers after discovering the affair, and that David Bethel assisted in disposing of Jessica’s body. Testimony from David Bethel’s girlfriend, Kris Thoeny, and a neighbor who reported hearing gunshots were part of the case; deputies also say Mark Bethel drove past as they responded to Summers’ 911 call.

If anyone knew Jessica, her movements in late October 2015, or witnessed activity near County Roads 7300 and 3600 around the time she disappeared, please share what is known.