On Monday, September 21, 2009, 14‑year‑old Dillen Constant of Beason, Illinois, was found dead at his family home and pronounced at 4:46 p.m. Local obituary notices identified him as a Lincoln Junior High School student and described funeral arrangements through Fricke‑Calvert‑Schrader Funeral Home with burial at Leanna Cemetery in Chestnut. Authorities determined Dillen and four other family members died of blunt‑force trauma after a violent struggle at the residence; a 3‑year‑old child survived.

Investigators later charged Christopher Harris, age 30, and his brother Jason Harris, age 22, with breaking into the Gee/Constant home armed with a tire iron and killing five people, including Dillen. Indictments included first‑degree murder, attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, and obstruction counts. Both brothers pleaded not guilty at early appearances. Medical evidence was reported to show Dillen had been struck repeatedly while immobile.

Does anyone in the area remember details from that week in Beason or have information about the victims’ routines that could shed light on what happened?