Janessa Rae Spencer was 26 when she was shot to death inside her Cheyenne, Wyoming, home on April 12, 2015. Police were dispatched shortly after 2:30 p.m.; officers found Spencer dead from a gunshot wound and her then-boyfriend Samuel Cook injured by gunfire but surviving. Early investigation focused on Daniel Guajardo, a former boyfriend who authorities said had once lived at the residence. Guajardo was arrested the same night in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Prosecutors initially charged Guajardo with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated burglary, and public discussion at one point considered the death penalty. He pleaded not guilty early on, with defense indications that mental illness issues might be raised. In December 2016, shortly before trial, Guajardo pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, admitting he shot Spencer and tried to kill Cook. He was later sentenced in Laramie County District Court; reports said the punishment range extended from decades to life. While in custody he also faced separate charges for a violent jail incident involving another inmate and a deputy.

Spencer was described in her obituary as a working mother employed as a customer service representative, surrounded by children, parents, siblings, and extended family. Does anyone have information about Janessa’s life in Cheyenne or about the day of April 12, 2015?