Kristina Marie Padilla, 21, was shot to death on September 18, 2014, at a storage facility in Wise, Virginia. A 2011 graduate of Appalachia High School, she was working on the communications team at Sykes in Wise at the time.

Matthew Wesley Tate was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Court proceedings reported that he later confessed to the killing; in April 2018 a Circuit Court judge sentenced him to 43 years in prison and the Commonwealth’s Attorney described his demeanor during the proceedings as stoic and unrepentant.

If anyone knew Kristina or has information about the events at the storage facility, please share what you know.