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On the morning of July 27, 2019, 27-year-old Kathryn Blaire Leavitt was shot in her Salt Lake City apartment at the Apartments on the Green on Redwood Road and later died after emergency surgery. Police say her roommate woke to noise, found five men inside, and after asking them to be quiet saw one escorted out; shortly after the front door was forced open and two gunshots were heard.

Investigators later named six people believed to have been present or to have had roles in the killing: Katoa Pahulu, Sunia Cavazos, Tevita Kofutua, Lachelle (Lachelle/Lachelle spelled Lachelle in reports) Fiefia, Mapilivai Laulea, and Timote Fonua. Authorities say one of the group pulled the trigger. Arrests announced through July 2022 include Fiefia on obstruction for allegedly driving two men to Oakland, Pahulu surrendering to a warrant in Maui on murder and aggravated burglary charges, and Fonua arrested after a SWAT standoff and charged with murder and aggravated burglary.

What did investigators miss in the first days that might help connect all six named to the scene?