Nancy Ainsworth, 57, was found in her La Porte, Indiana, home at 906 Ridge Street on August 18, 2022, with a single gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Friends and family remembered her as a vibrant, kind person.

Her boyfriend, John McCaw, then 62, placed the initial 911 call saying Ainsworth had accidentally shot herself and that he was still at the residence. Investigators noted inconsistencies: a neighbor’s surveillance video showed McCaw leaving the house about ten minutes before he called 911. At the scene officers recovered a spent 9-millimeter shell casing and a throw pillow with what appeared to be bullet entry and exit holes near Ainsworth’s body. Investigators also found a note McCaw left on the kitchen counter addressed to his son that apologized, blamed Ainsworth for the situation, and said he was leaving his possessions to his son and planned to visit his brothers in Michigan.

McCaw was later stopped in Gary, Indiana; he was reportedly heavily intoxicated and had a 9-millimeter handgun. He was charged with murder. Does anyone have information about Nancy’s last days or contacts who might shed light on what happened?