Neelega Star Perry, a 24-year-old Black woman, was found dead in the backyard of a Spruce Street home in Plainfield, New Jersey, on June 30, 2016. She had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head; a revolver was recovered near her body and investigators described the killing as execution-style.

A multiagency investigation by the Union County Homicide Task Force, the Plainfield Police Division and other county agencies identified three local men as suspects: 22-year-old Anthony Baines, 18-year-old Gquan Johnson and 19-year-old Raequon Segers. By early October 2016 all three were in custody and charged with murder and related weapons offenses. Johnson and Segers later pleaded guilty to lesser charges, testified against Baines, and prosecutors presented evidence that Baines attempted to fabricate an alibi by coercing two women, threatening one.

A jury convicted Anthony Baines on all counts, including murder and conspiracy, and he received a 58-year state prison sentence with a requirement to serve at least 85% before parole eligibility. The victim’s family gave emotional statements at sentencing about the impact of Neelega’s death.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything around Spruce Street on June 30, 2016 that could help fill in the timeline?