Tanesha Aleese Richards, 25, was found dead in her condominium at the Idlewood Complex near Westpark and Gessner in Houston on July 2, 2024. Her family reported she had been the target of persistent stalking and harassment; in December 2023 she filed a police report saying she was scared for her life after receiving dozens of missed calls and threatening texts from a man identified as Bruce Wayne Gerard, who also showed knowledge of her prior addresses.

Surveillance footage from the night of her death shows Gerard at Richards’ door, listening and ringing repeatedly, then forcing his way inside when she opened the door slightly. He remained in the apartment three to four minutes before leaving; a neighbor called 911 and Richards was later found deceased. Gerard was arrested July 5, 2024, and charged with capital murder. Investigators reportedly found a handwritten plan in his vehicle about locating Richards, a note saying I will find Tanesha Richards, her tax returns, and a photograph of her with writing on it. At arrest he was on parole for a 2005 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon conviction and is being held without bond.

A Celebration of Life was held July 27, 2024, in Lillington, North Carolina; the family asked for donations toward a memorial scholarship in her name. If anyone has information about Tanesha’s case or her movements before July 2, please share what is known.