On December 28, 2006, 12-year-old Michael Devon Fisher Jr. was found fatally shot at his home in Battle Creek, Michigan alongside his 38-year-old mother, Candy Fisher. Authorities classified the deaths as a double homicide. Michael was born November 25, 1994, and was a seventh-grade student at W.K. Kellogg Junior High School who played on the basketball team and enjoyed swimming and video games.

Investigators quickly identified Michael’s father, Michael Devon Fisher Sr., as the primary suspect. He was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed weapon. Fisher Sr. drove himself to a Kalamazoo psychiatric hospital after the killings and told staff he had done something unforgivable.

At trial Fisher Sr. mounted an insanity defense. Witnesses, including his former wife and a stepdaughter, testified about prior threats and violent behavior. The court rejected the insanity plea and found him guilty on all charges; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder counts, with additional penalties for the other offenses. Did anyone who knew Michael Jr. remember him from school, the basketball team, or the neighborhood?