On January 19, 2013, five members of the Griego family were killed in South Valley, New Mexico. Among them was 40-year-old Sarah Christine Griego, the family’s mother. Police say the killings began around midnight when Sarah was shot while asleep with a .22 rifle taken from a closet where her husband stored firearms.

The suspect was the family’s eldest son, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego. According to statements he gave to police, he shot Sarah, then shot his 9-year-old brother Zephaniah, and later fatally shot his younger sisters Jael, 5, and Angelina, 2, in their bedroom. Nehemiah reportedly took car keys from Sarah’s purse, drove the family van to the church with two rifles, and sent a photo of his dead mother to his girlfriend. He told police he had planned the killings for days and had been experiencing suicidal and homicidal thoughts.

Nehemiah was arrested and charged; initial legal proceedings included questions about his mental state and whether he should be handled as a juvenile or adult. What additional details about Sarah’s life or the family’s history might help readers understand who she was?