Alexis A. Maki, 24, was found shot to death in the living room of her Hanover Street apartment in New Baden, Illinois, on November 4, 2023. A radiology student nearing graduation and a bartender at Grit and Tonic, she was remembered by friends and coworkers as hardworking and beloved. Investigators reported she had been shot multiple times; a 9mm handgun and spent shell casings were recovered at the scene and a home security camera inside the apartment captured the killing and was used as evidence.

Within minutes of the shooting, her ex-boyfriend, Emmet E. Metzger, then 25, called 911 and walked to the New Baden Police Department, telling dispatchers he had just shot her. The Clinton County State’s Attorney charged Metzger with four counts of first-degree murder and a judge denied pretrial release; he initially pled not guilty in December 2023. Reporting noted the shooting occurred shortly after a recent breakup and that messages earlier that day suggested the relationship had been troubled.

Did anyone in New Baden know Alexis or have information about her last day that could help clarify what happened?