Brenda Strickland Pinter, 69, was found shot to death inside Dixon Baptist Church in Dixon, Mississippi, on the evening of Thursday, February 23, 2017. She had gone to the church to clean and did not return home; her husband discovered her body when he went to check on her. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry and no weapon was recovered at the scene.

Authorities identified Alex Bridges Deaton as a person of interest and connected Pinter’s killing to a broader violent crime spree that included the murder of Heather Robinson in Rankin County and a non-fatal shooting of a jogger. A multi-state manhunt followed and Deaton was captured in Kansas on March 1, 2017, after a police pursuit that ended in a fiery crash; he was extradited to Mississippi to face charges including Pinter’s murder.

If anyone knew Brenda or has information about her movements at the church that evening, please come forward.