Vanessa Anderson, 27 and six months pregnant, was killed on December 19, 2022, in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood of Colorado Springs. She and a friend, 26-year-old Autumn Kirkpatrick, were shot dead at the Rubicon Drive residence they had gone to that day to retrieve belongings from Vanessa’s ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Soto.

The day before the killings Vanessa had contacted the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office requesting a law enforcement escort to collect her items; deputies declined because there was no immediate legal basis to intervene without a court order. After the shootings, a standoff followed at the house. SWAT entered hours later and found the three bodies. Investigators concluded Soto killed Vanessa and Kirkpatrick and then died at the scene.

Reports note a prior protection order against Soto from an ex-wife that was later dismissed. Vanessa is remembered by friends and family as friendly, outgoing, and with a big heart.

If anyone knew Vanessa, where she spent time, or has information about the events around December 18–19, 2022, please share what can help the record.