Maria Stoian was 45 when she was found dead in her Thornton, Colorado home on June 3, 2015. Officers discovered her inside the family residence in the 7500 block of East 121st Place; investigators determined she died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Her husband, Stefan Stoian, then 47, was initially identified as a person of interest and was located and arrested in Sparks, Nevada, on June 5, 2015. He was charged with first-degree murder on June 23, 2015. A jury found him guilty in June 2016, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Maria was a college graduate from Romania and was remembered as a loving mother to two children, Edward and Selena.

Did anyone in Thornton or the family circle know Maria well enough to add details about her life or the days leading up to June 3, 2015?