On October 15, 2004, in Burleson County, Texas, 32-year-old Christina Massey, a white female, was shot and killed by her husband, 33-year-old Charles Edward Carter. Witnesses reported the couple were engaged in a heated argument when Carter retrieved a pump-action shotgun and fatally shot Christina in the neck. The couple’s two children were asleep inside the home and are believed not to have witnessed the shooting.

Charles Edward Carter was arrested and charged with Christina Massey’s murder. Details about any trial, conviction, or sentencing are not specified. The case is a stark example of domestic dispute turning deadly and the lingering effects of such violence on surviving family members.

Did anyone in the area know the Massey family or have information about the couple’s relationship leading up to October 15, 2004?