On the evening of June 16, 2018, a family argument at a Saint James, Minnesota home over a forgotten wedding anniversary turned deadly. Rachel Elaine Linder, 43, and her mother, Joyce Ann Engelbrecht, 67, were shot there by Joyce’s husband and Rachel’s stepfather, Scott Francis Engelbrecht, then 59.

Engelbrecht retrieved a .22-caliber rifle and shot Joyce in the head. Rachel reacted and tried to flee; Engelbrecht pursued her and shot her multiple times. Rachel sustained three gunshot wounds — to her forearm, back, and a fatal close-range shot to the head — and collapsed on the porch of a neighboring house. Joyce was initially found alive but died the next day at the hospital. A step-grandson, Dillion Mathias, heard the shots, tried to use a stun gun on Engelbrecht, then hid and called 911. Engelbrecht surrendered to police in the backyard, admitted shooting, and was charged; charges were later upgraded and he was convicted and given life without parole.

Are there readers who knew Rachel or her family who can add context about her life or the household dynamics?