On a Sunday afternoon the day before Passover in 2014, 14-year-old Reat Griffin Underwood arrived with his grandfather at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas to audition for a singing competition. While in the parking lot, a 73-year-old man later identified as Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. opened fire, killing Reat and his grandfather William Lewis Corporon.

Miller reportedly targeted the center because of antisemitic beliefs and also attacked a nearby Jewish retirement community, killing a third person before being arrested outside a nearby elementary school. Witnesses said he made antisemitic remarks while being taken into custody. The attack devastated the community and occurred on a day meant for family and religious observance.

Miller was charged with capital murder and related crimes and used his trial to express his ideology. He was convicted and sentenced to death. Does anyone have information about Reat’s life, musical interests, or the day’s events that could add to the record?