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Donna McElfresh, 84, was found dead in her Henderson, Nevada apartment on July 6, 2018, after emergency crews responded to a fire at 501 E. Lake Mead Parkway. Firefighters discovered McElfresh in her bedroom with severe head and facial trauma; she was taken to St. Rose Dominican Hospital but died of her injuries. The Clark County coroner later listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head, and the fire was ruled intentionally set to conceal the crime.

Detectives reported the apartment had been ransacked and valuables including jewelry, cash, and her wallet were missing. Partial footprints from Nike Air Jordan sneakers were recovered; investigators said no one regularly allowed in the apartment wore that type of shoe. Security footage from two pawn shops within 48 hours of the murder showed 29-year-old Vernon McClelland Jr. wearing similar sneakers. Authorities connected him to a relative of a neighbor and said that relative’s apartment had been empty the morning of the killing. A silver handgun found on McClelland was ballistically linked to a cartridge from McElfresh’s bedroom. McClelland was arrested and charged with murder, first-degree arson, and burglary.

Does anyone have information about McElfresh, her routine, or movements around July 6, 2018 that could help fill gaps in this timeline?