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Amanda J. Remmers was 21 and a young mother from Kansas City, Kansas, when she was killed during a domestic dispute that escalated into a multiple homicide on June 22, 2009. Amanda and three others were shot at a house in Kansas City, Kansas: 66-year-old James Warren, 41-year-old Peggy Castleberry, and Peggy’s 3-year-old daughter Juanita Castleberry-Bess.

The wounds were extreme in number and severity: Amanda was shot 11 times, eight of those shots to her back; Juanita was shot six times; Peggy five times; and James Warren four times. Investigators focused on Adrian Burks, described as having been in a relationship with Amanda. Witnesses reported seeing Burks arrive armed, telling people to get out, later warning them not to return, and leaving the scene in a van after emerging from nearby woods. Authorities said Burks had threatened Amanda and others before the attack.

Burks was arrested and charged with four counts of capital murder; the prosecution presented the shootings as premeditated. The case prompted strong reactions from the victims’ family members during court proceedings. Did anyone who knew Amanda or the others see anything that day that hasn’t been shared with investigators?