Kathleen Michele Cribbins Kendrick was 24 and a mother when she was murdered at her workplace in Russellville, Arkansas. She worked as a secretary at the Peel, Eddy, and Gibbons Law Firm and was shot four times in the head on the morning of December 28, 1987, by Ronald Gene Simmons after returning to the reception desk and asking Can I help you? Simmons had been a former coworker at Woodline Motor Freight and reportedly made unwelcome romantic advances toward Kendrick; she had rebuffed him and he continued to harass and stalk her.

Kendrick was one of the last victims in a wider killing spree that day. Before arriving at the law firm Simmons had already killed 14 members of his own family; after shooting Kendrick he killed another person and wounded others in Russellville before police apprehended him. If anyone knew Kathy Kendrick, her routines, or saw her that morning, please share what might help clarify the timeline or what happened.