On January 12, 2023, police in Bangor, Maine, responded to reports of possible domestic violence and gunshots at a residence on G Street in the Birch Hill Estates. Officers initially could not make contact; negotiators and a special response team were called and a robot sent into the home. The robot’s feed showed an injured person, and the team then entered to find the bodies of 24-year-old Ariah Jacques and 57-year-old John Neff, both of Bangor.

Autopsies by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta determined Jacques died of a gunshot wound and ruled her death a homicide. Neff’s death was ruled a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities concluded the episode was a murder-suicide and said no additional suspects were being sought. Friends described Ariah as kind, feisty, music-loving, and wanting to be a mother; they did not know of any relationship between her and Neff.

If anyone knew Ariah, her routines, or had information about her last days, can you share what you remember?