Candace E. Brackett Butler was 42 when she was killed in Augusta, Maine on October 21, 1998. A domestic dispute between Candace and her husband, 43-year-old David Butler, escalated and David shot and killed Candace before turning the gun on himself. Authorities ruled the deaths a murder-suicide.

The case is recorded as an instance of domestic violence ending in the most final way, leaving family and community members to grieve a life cut short. No arrest followed, since the person identified as responsible also died at the scene.

If anyone knew Candace or has information about her life or the circumstances that led to that October day, please come forward and share what you know.