Shannon Mani was a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student from Waukesha who was reported missing on April 13, 2018, after she failed to pick up her younger brother and did not show up for work. Investigators say she was approximately four to five months pregnant when she disappeared.

Police focused on her 27-year-old boyfriend, Quentin Neal. Digital evidence from Shannon’s Apple Watch showed contact and plans to meet, contradicting Neal’s initial denials. Authorities report finding blood in Neal’s Milwaukee basement; Neal later confessed and led police to Shannon’s body, which was found bound in a suitcase in a storage unit. According to the criminal complaint, Shannon had been shot and stabbed and her phone and purse were discarded in different locations.

Neal pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide in court and received life in prison without the possibility of parole. Family and friends described Shannon as kind, selfless, and ambitious. If anyone knew Shannon, her routines, or saw anything unusual in April 2018, please share what might help fill gaps in the timeline.