Shortly before 5 a.m. on November 18, 2022, police in Chester, Virginia, responded to a call about an intruder at a home on Laurel Oak Road. Officers found four family members dead from gunshot wounds: 39-year-old JoAnna Marie Cottle and three of her children — 13-year-old Kaelyn Parson and four-year-old twins Jayson Cottle and Kinsey Cottle.

Investigators identified 35-year-old Jonah Adams of Waldorf, Maryland, as JoAnna Cottle’s former boyfriend and the father of the twin four-year-olds. Adams was located near his Maryland residence and arrested by ATF agents. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. No motive was released at the time.

The community held a candlelight vigil for the victims. If anyone has information about the hours before the killings or knew the family, please share what might help the investigation.