Melissa Ann Darling was 38 when she and her 11-year-old son, William Junior Darling III, were found dead at their Billings, Montana home on October 19, 2022. The deaths were ruled a murder-suicide; Melissa’s husband and Junior’s father, William Darling II, was identified as the perpetrator and also died, so no arrests were made.

Melissa, born September 21, 1984, worked with young children at Head Start and Young Families. Family remembered her as warm, crafty, and devoted to her two sons, Nicholas and Junior. Junior was a sixth-grader at Riverside Middle School. Family reported there had been problems in the marriage, and Melissa had reportedly talked about leaving in the days before the incident, a conversation that is believed to have preceded the violence.

If anyone knew Melissa or Junior, or has information about the events leading up to October 19, 2022, please share what you know.