Casey Marie Eaton, 34, was found shot to death inside a vehicle in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas during the late hours of April 19, 2017. The location is near a park dedicated to her younger sister, Pamela Butler, who had been kidnapped and murdered in 1999. Casey was a mother of four and a recent grandmother and had been working at a Subway while reportedly trying to turn her life around.
She had been with her boyfriend, 41-year-old Enemencio Lansdown, and testimony says the two were seen in a physical altercation in the vehicle shortly before the shooting. Lansdown later told a friend he believed Casey shot herself but fled the scene before police arrived. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide, noting facial and arm injuries not present earlier that day.
Authorities identified Lansdown as the primary suspect, obtained a warrant for second-degree murder, and after a five-hour standoff during which he exchanged gunfire with officers, he surrendered and was taken into custody. He was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm and a judge ordered the case to proceed to trial.
If anyone knew Casey, her movements that night, or saw the vehicle on Kansas Avenue, please share what you know.