Nikkita Hurd Overton, 38, was found dead inside her burning home on Fatima Avenue in Oak Cliff, Dallas, on March 14, 2015. The fire initially suggested she died in the blaze, but an autopsy showed the cause of death was a gunshot wound. Investigators concluded the fire had been set to cover up the killing.

The investigation centered on Overton’s son, Jacolby Hurd, then 21. Phone records indicate Overton’s phone stopped making calls around 3:15 p.m. the day she died, and Hurd’s phone was in the same area at that time. Witnesses reported seeing Hurd loading items from his mother’s house into her car; that vehicle was later found abandoned in an alley. A Colt .38 revolver discovered in Hurd’s backpack when he was arrested on an unrelated shoplifting charge on April 9, 2015, was later matched to the murder weapon. Hurd was charged with capital murder and held on a $1 million bond.

Does anyone have information about Overton’s life in Oak Cliff or other details that could help clarify what happened?