On September 1, 2017, police in Warren, Michigan found 67-year-old Steven Collins and his 66-year-old wife, Cynthia Collins, fatally shot in their Panama Avenue home. A neighbor noticed the couple’s dog running loose and the front door ajar, which prompted the welfare check that led to the discovery.

Investigators focused on a family member, the couple’s 37-year-old nephew, Joseph Borowiak, who had reportedly been raised by the Collinses. Posts on Borowiak’s Facebook page before the killings, including a family hitlist naming his aunt and uncle, were cited during the investigation. Neighbors said the Collinses had been trying to help him while he struggled with mental health issues.

Borowiak was arrested hours later after a citizen recognized him from media reports; authorities linked blood splatter on his clothing to the crime scene and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. The motive for the slayings has not been fully clarified.

Did anyone in the Warren area know the Collins family or have information about Joseph Borowiak’s state of mind leading up to September 1, 2017?