Porchia Patterson, 35, was killed in her Settlement Canyon Apartments home in Tooele, Utah on the evening of August 18, 2022. Neighbors reported screams followed by a loud boom while the couple’s children were at home. The couple’s 10-year-old daughter told police she heard a boom and saw her father, Michael Leroy Patterson, emerge from the bedroom looking angry before leaving. The 9-year-old son found Porchia’s body in the bathroom, wedged between the tub and the toilet with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, then ran to neighbors for help.

Shortly after leaving the apartment, Michael Patterson called 911 and told authorities he had shot his wife, giving his location; he was taken into custody. Investigators say the scene contradicted his claim that the gun discharged accidentally when he entered the bathroom and startled Porchia. Police found Porchia’s damaged cell phone, a firearm, a magazine, and shell casing matching the bullets in the magazine after Patterson led officers to where he had hidden his SUV. Michael Leroy Patterson, 36, was charged with murder, discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of children.

Did anyone in Tooele have contact with Porchia or her family in the days before August 18, 2022?