Colleen Nanette Penton, 34, was shot to death at her Huntsville, Alabama residence on March 10, 2014. Family accounts say her husband left a message confessing to her murder, and that confession made him the primary suspect in the homicide investigation by the Huntsville Police Department.

Penton was a mother to a daughter and a son; her obituary described her as a beloved daughter, sister, and mother but did not mention a husband. The case has been presented as stemming from a domestic dispute and underscores the devastating impact of domestic violence on a family and community.

Anyone who knew Colleen, her family, or who may have information about her husband’s whereabouts at the time of the incident is asked to come forward.