On April 20, 1978, three people were killed during an armed robbery at the Sunshine Dairy store in Flushing, Michigan. Eighteen-year-old Robert Shepp Jr. was one of the victims, along with 44-year-old Elizabeth Hale and 51-year-old Shirley Parvin. Two men entered the store intending to rob it; the robbery escalated and all three were fatally shot.

Investigators arrested Ricky Newell and Michael Prast and charged both with three counts of first-degree murder. During the legal proceedings, Prast gave a taped confession outlining his participation and saying Newell urged him to kill the witnesses. That confession and other evidence were used at trial, and both men were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Newell later died in prison.

If anyone knew Robert Shepp Jr. or has memories of the Sunshine Dairy or the case from that time, please share what might help keep the victims remembered and the record complete.