On a summer day in June 1989, a Muskegon Heights home became the scene of a brutal double slaying. Inside, 48-year-old Linda Lou Herrera, a Hispanic woman, had been shot once in the chest and stabbed fifteen times. Her 30-year-old daughter, Cynthia Lou Herrera Means, was found nearby with multiple stab wounds. Linda’s son and Cynthia’s brother, Celestino Dean Herrera, discovered the bodies after finding the house locked and cutting through a screen to gain entry.

Attention quickly centered on Leon Means, Cynthia’s estranged husband, who was an escaped prisoner at the time and was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. A handgun that had been fired once before it jammed was found hidden in a couch at the scene, suggesting a violent struggle. In September 1989 the murder charges against Means were dropped for lack of sufficient evidence while prosecutors pursued other avenues.

The killings remained officially unresolved for years, and Celestino lived under a cloud of suspicion that affected his life. Does anyone have memories, details, or leads about the neighborhood or the family from that time that could shed light on what happened?