Erica Ostenson, 25, was shot multiple times on the front porch of her Janesville, Wisconsin home on the morning of April 22, 2009. Her five-year-old son witnessed the attack. The gunman was identified as her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Kyle E. Hicke. After the shooting Hicke fled in a blue pickup truck and led police on an hour-long, high-speed chase that reached about 90 mph and ran between Janesville and Beloit.

Officers disabled his truck near Mercy Hospital by ramming it; a pistol thrown from the vehicle during the pursuit was recovered. Ostenson was taken to Mercy Hospital and later pronounced dead. Hicke was taken into custody and later pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and received a life sentence with parole eligibility not until 2052. Ostenson’s mother testified about the lasting trauma to the child, who blames himself for not stopping the attacker, and prosecutors noted Hicke had called and taunted the victim’s mother from jail.

If anyone knew Erica, her family, or saw movements between Janesville and Beloit that morning, please share what you know.