In autumn 2012, 77-year-old Janet Kay Hume of Oklahoma City was found dead inside her South Bryant Avenue home after family members reported not hearing from her for several days. Officers who arrived for a welfare check met prolonged resistance from her son, Gerald David Hume, who denied them entry and offered various excuses. A standoff lasting nearly twelve hours ended when police forced their way into the residence and discovered Janet’s body, which had been dismembered.

Gerald was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder. Subsequent psychiatric evaluations revealed he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and a judge later found him not guilty by reason of insanity, committing him to a state mental health facility rather than to prison. The case draws attention to the tragic consequences when severe mental illness and violence intersect, and to the family left behind.

Does anyone have information about Janet, her life in Oklahoma City, or contacts who might shed light on her final days?