On September 2, 2004, Eva Lou Thompson Saad, 46, was found dead in a burning mobile home at the Escapees RV Park near Livingston, Texas. She, her husband Edmond Mitri Saad III (Lt. Col. Ed Saad), and their 14-year-old son Edmond Mitri Saad IV were shot to death; the bodies of Eva’s parents, Betty Thompson, 74, and Floyd Thompson, 75, were also found at the scene. The Saads had moved from Houston to Livingston about two years earlier to care for Eva’s parents.

Eva was active at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Livingston and served as a Eucharist Minister; her husband had recently retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Floyd Thompson was charged with four counts of capital murder and one count of arson. Investigators reported the shootings were linked to marital problems between Floyd and Betty Thompson, who were separating after 51 years of marriage.

If anyone knew the Saad or Thompson families or has information about that night, please come forward.