On the evening of October 15, 2015, 28-year-old Jacqueline Monique Catano was found dead in her east-central Phoenix apartment near Loop 202 and 30th Street. Her husband called 9-1-1, saying he discovered her after hearing a noise in the kitchen; their three children, all under ten, were in the apartment and were not physically harmed. The scene reportedly included a large amount of blood, and early uncertainty about whether she had been shot or beaten was later resolved when investigators determined she had been shot.

Within a week police arrested 26-year-old Vanessa Bedell and charged her with second-degree murder, saying evidence taken from the scene was found in Bedell’s possession. No motive was released. Jacqueline’s family remembered her as devoted to her children who liked cooking, music, and movies.

If anyone knew Jacqueline or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.