On April 1, 2006, 46-year-old Cassandra Lynn Cass Bryan was found shot multiple times and dead on the kitchen floor of her Salt Lake City home. She was a nurse at the VA Hospital and is described as compassionate and dedicated. The investigation focused on her husband, 57-year-old Stephen James Walker, and authorities charged him with her murder.

At trial Walker’s lawyers did not dispute that he killed his wife; they argued for manslaughter, saying his actions resulted from post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression, alcohol and prescription medication. The prosecution pointed to the number of shots fired — fifteen rounds — as evidence of a deliberate act. A jury of five women and three men returned a guilty verdict for murder after under two hours of deliberation. He was sentenced to six years to life in prison.

Does anyone have memories of Cassandra or information about her life in Salt Lake City that might add context to this case?