Valerie Ann Yanske Jackson, 40, of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, was killed on August 8, 2015, in Harris County, Texas, during a mass shooting near Houston. A homemaker and mother of seven, she was held hostage in her home along with her husband, Dwayne Jackson Sr., and their six children by David Ray Conley III, identified as her former boyfriend. Conley reportedly broke into the house through an unlocked window and held the family captive for about nine hours.

Responding officers engaged in a shootout with Conley before he surrendered and was later arrested and charged with capital murder. The case has been discussed in the context of domestic violence and family safety. Natalie Conley is named as Valerie’s only surviving child.

Did anyone know the Jackson family, their movements that day, or have information about how Conley gained entry?