On April 18, 1973, 10-year-old Jana Whatley of Houston, Texas, was shot and killed while walking home from school during what became known as the Red Elementary Rampage. The attack was part of a shooting spree carried out that day by 21-year-old Larry Delon Casey.

Casey also fatally shot 86-year-old Beulah Davis and 5-year-old Claire Patricia Jakubowski; two other 10-year-old girls, Lyn Tucker and Karen Kurtz, were wounded but survived. Casey, who was on probation for burglary and had a history of minor crimes, was arrested shortly after the shootings. In a confession he cited the 1970 murder of his father and a recent argument with his girlfriend as triggers for his actions and said he felt he had a chip on his shoulder.

Casey was convicted of murder in 1974 and sentenced to 99 years in prison. Jana Whatley’s death is remembered alongside the other victims; anyone who knew Jana or has information about that day is asked to come forward.