On May 7, 2017, Jennifer Eckert, 49, was found dead in her Buckeye, Arizona, home from a single gunshot wound to the back of her head. A 911 call that morning came from a man at the residence; officers found Jennifer face-down on a bed in the master bedroom and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The man who placed the call, her husband Kenneth Eckert, 49, was at the house and refused to provide information to police. He was arrested and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder.

Investigators recovered written notes between the couple that they described as extremely degrading toward Jennifer, including apologies written by Jennifer for not meeting his expectations and a note from Kenneth telling her she should not have become his enemy. Jennifer was the Dean of Students and a Latin teacher at Great Hearts Trivium Prep in Goodyear, originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, with degrees in Medieval Studies from Smith College and Fordham University. Neighbors said the couple had lived in the neighborhood about three months; counselors were made available at the school after her death.

If anyone knew Jennifer, the Eckerts’ household, or saw anything near their home around May 7, 2017, please share information.