In the early morning of September 12, 2015, 40-year-old Linda Yvette Leggett of Jackson, Mississippi, was found unresponsive on her apartment living room floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Police investigating her death noted a history of domestic violence. Family members said Leggett had been preparing to leave her husband, Bobby Montson, and had obtained a restraining order against him.

Montson was sought by law enforcement as armed and dangerous, later arrested and charged with Linda’s murder. He went to trial claiming self-defense; prosecutors emphasized the volatile nature of the marriage and Linda’s stated fears. A jury convicted Montson of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison, but that verdict was later overturned on appeal because of a confrontation-clause issue, and the case was sent back for further proceedings.

Anyone who knew Linda or who has information about her final days is asked to come forward.