Michelle Diane Siegel, 37, was shot to death at her home on Poplar Avenue in Warren, Michigan, on March 10, 2022. The shooting happened in front of her two young children, then ages 10 and 8. Siegel and her ex-boyfriend, James Rockett III, had been together for seven years and had separated several months before the killing.

Rockett surrendered to Warren police immediately after the shooting. He was tried in Macomb County Circuit Court on charges of first-degree premeditated murder and felony firearm possession; a jury convicted him on both counts after about an hour of deliberation. Judge Jennifer Faunce sentenced Rockett to life without parole for the murder plus a mandatory two-year term for the firearm charge.

Family members described Michelle as the puzzle piece that held them together, and her brother David Siegel helped organize a GoFundMe that raised over $19,000 to support her children. Does anyone have information about Michelle’s life in Warren or knew her family that could help preserve her memory?