Megan Price, 36, of North Little Rock was found fatally shot in her home on North Oaks Lane one Sunday in late June 2015. She was eight months pregnant; her oldest daughter discovered the body just after 11 a.m. Friends and colleagues remembered Price as a hardworking hairstylist who owned a Little Rock salon called Priceless and who was eagerly preparing for her baby, with a shower scheduled two weeks later.

Police investigation quickly focused on Quenton King, 36, who had been in an on-and-off relationship with Price for about 12 years. Ten days after the discovery, King was arrested following community tips and charged with two counts of capital murder, one count for Price and one for her unborn child. Court papers document a long history of alleged domestic violence between the two, including 2011 charges against King for attempted capital murder, arson and terroristic threatening that were later dropped after Price changed her statement; both had filed orders of protection over the years, though none was active when Price was killed.

King pleaded not guilty and a trial date was set.