On the evening of December 11, 2000, 55-year-old Linda Ann Thomason Walenta was shot as she arrived at her home on Dublin Court in Wichita, Kansas, after an orchestra rehearsal. Witnesses and Linda herself described a light-colored car that had been following her; a man approached her vehicle and fired three shots through the driver’s side window as she tried to reverse. She survived the initial attack but one bullet severed her spine, and she died of her injuries on January 2, 2001.

Investigators linked Linda’s shooting to a week-long crime spree in Wichita that included a home invasion and multiple shootings. Evidence and testimony tied the events together and led to arrests in the case. The defendants were charged with numerous counts stemming from the spree, including first-degree felony murder in Linda Walenta’s death; the trial produced convictions on the majority of the counts.

Those with memories of Linda, who played cello with the Wichita Symphony, or who have information about the events of December 11, 2000, are asked to come forward with what they know.