On March 10, 2015, 12-year-old Emma R. McComber of Dorr Township, Michigan, was found dead in her family’s mobile home after a fire was reported. Emma, born August 23, 2002, was discovered alongside her mother, 33-year-old Debra Sheppard, and Emma’s 10-year-old half-brother, Corey LaValley Jr. Autopsies showed all three victims had been shot in the head while in their beds; the fire was set with gasoline and was determined to be an attempt to conceal the murders.

Authorities identified the perpetrator as Corey LaValley, the victims’ mother’s ex-boyfriend and the father of Corey LaValley Jr. He was arrested in Charlotte, Michigan, about 65 miles from the scene and charged with three counts of second-degree murder. LaValley later pleaded no contest and claimed no memory of the events. At sentencing, the judge described the killings as calculated and premeditated and imposed a 55 to 82 year prison term. Emma’s biological father, William McComber, said LaValley had been violent toward him previously and that his concerns for his daughter’s safety had been ignored by Child Protective Services.

Did anyone in the area have contact with Emma or the family in the weeks before March 10, 2015?