On the night of July 15–16, 2004, 21-year-old Lionel St. Hilaire of Hollis, Maine, was shot and killed inside a family home. Earlier that evening he and his girlfriend Samantha Carson had been at the Carson residence; after St. Hilaire and Samantha left to visit a cousin they returned around 2:30 a.m. while Samantha’s mother was asleep and Zachary Fenderson was in the basement. Fenderson, 22, emerged and shot St. Hilaire three times, killing him instantly, then turned the gun on himself; investigators determined the deaths were a murder-suicide.

St. Hilaire’s mother, Kelly DeCambra, later filed a wrongful death suit against Samantha and Kimberly Carson alleging negligence for failing to protect him. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed that claim, finding the Carsons had no legal duty to foresee or prevent Fenderson’s unexpected violence. The case was ultimately closed after Fenderson’s death.

If anyone knew Lionel, Samantha, or had information about the events that night, please share what is known.