Crystal Parker was 25 when she was found dead in her Shawnee Gardens apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 19, 2014. She died of a single gunshot wound, and her two young children were in the home and discovered with her body.

Police arrested her estranged boyfriend, 23-year-old Shahied Ditto, charging him with murder and burglary. Investigators alleged Ditto forced his way in and shot Parker; they noted the couple had recently ended their relationship, Parker had sought a protective order that day, and the pair were scheduled for a Family Court child support hearing the same day.

At trial the prosecution introduced evidence of prior domestic violence and argued the scene, which looked ransacked, may have been staged. A five-year-old daughter testified she heard arguing, identified Ditto’s voice and said Shahied killed her Mama. The defense questioned the reliability of the child’s testimony, offered an alibi that Ditto was at a child support hearing, and noted there was no murder weapon or direct physical evidence tying him to the shooting. After more than five hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted Ditto of both charges, leaving the killing unresolved.

Did anyone in the community have information about Crystal’s relationship or movements in the days before May 19, 2014?