A fire in a house in Inez, Kentucky, in August 2014 revealed a far more violent scene than first appeared. Firefighters found three people dead after extinguishing the blaze: 42-year-old Tina Yvonne Goble, 47-year-old Cainie Johnson Jr., and Goble’s 8-year-old granddaughter, Trinity Janae Maynard. The Martin County Deputy Coroner reported each victim had suffered two gunshot wounds and stab wounds; investigators concluded the fire had been set after the killings, apparently to cover up the crime.

Within days two local residents were arrested and charged in connection with the deaths. Jack D. Smith, 41, and Amanda Bowen, 26, were charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree robbery; Smith also faced charges of tampering with physical evidence and drug possession. The arrest warrant alleges robbery as the motive and claims stolen items, knives, and Tina Goble’s bloodied clothing were placed in a bag and removed from the scene.

What details about that night or the victims’ lives might help explain how such a brutal triple homicide occurred in a small community?