On January 7, 2014, Christopher Melling, 31, was found dead in his Burwell, Nebraska home alongside his 2-year-old daughter, Aimee, after neighbors noticed a lack of activity at the residence. Investigators determined the deaths occurred sometime between the evening of Saturday, January 4 and the morning of Tuesday, January 7. Autopsy results confirmed both victims died from shotgun wounds.

The official investigation, concluded in March 2014, classified the incident as a murder-suicide. Authorities determined Christopher Melling used a shotgun to kill his daughter and then himself. In the days before the deaths, a domestic disturbance had been reported: Christopher’s wife and Aimee’s mother, Tammy Melling, was arrested on domestic assault charges after Christopher alleged she had threatened and struck him during an argument. Investigators did not consider Tammy Melling a suspect in the deaths, and the case file was closed with Christopher identified as the sole person responsible.

Are there readers in Burwell who remember the family or observed anything about the days before January 4 that could add context to this tragedy?