Montreach Mitchell was 30 and a mother of three when she was found shot to death in a hotel room at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Her body was discovered by a housekeeper on the afternoon of May 25, 2022; she had been shot three times. Guests reported being awakened by what sounded like gunfire during the night.

Surveillance showed Mitchell and 29-year-old Timmy Brooks entering the room the evening of May 24, and Brooks leaving alone just before 6 a.m. the next morning. Four .22 caliber shell casings were recovered from the room. Brooks turned himself in to Milwaukee police the same day Mitchell’s body was found and confessed, saying an argument escalated, he retrieved a gun, shot her in the back of the head, then fired two more times before fleeing in her car.

Brooks was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a felon, and multiple counts of bail jumping; in October 2022 he pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and in January 2023 a judge sentenced him to life in prison. Did anyone who knew Montreach notice signs she was in danger before May 25, 2022?