A premeditated family massacre unfolded in Carnation, Washington, on December 24, 2007. Six members of the Anderson family were killed: grandparents Wayne and Judy Anderson; parents Scott and Erica Anderson; and their children, five-and-a-half-year-old Olivia Ryan Anderson and her three-year-old brother Nathan. Olivia was described as a Caucasian girl who dreamed of being a dancer and a teacher.

The attack was carried out by Olivia’s paternal aunt, Michele Anderson, and Michele’s then-boyfriend Joseph Thomas McEnroe. When the rest of the family arrived for a Christmas Eve gathering, Michele and McEnroe ambushed them; Scott and Erica were shot, Erica made a brief 911 call before the phone was smashed, and both children, including Olivia, were shot during the attack. The perpetrators fled and were later arrested; both confessed and were tried on six counts of aggravated first-degree murder, convicted, and given life sentences without parole.

Are there details about Olivia’s life or the family’s routine in Carnation that anyone can add to help keep their memories alive?