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Jamie Baker, 40, was killed in Evansville, Indiana, on the night of June 5, 2017. A mother of three described as kindhearted, she and a friend, Michael Turpin, had a car breakdown and were walking to a friend’s house when a man in a Walgreens parking lot began following them. The man shouted at them to get on the ground and then opened fire; Jamie was struck in the back and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators recovered surveillance footage showing a hooded man following Jamie and her friend. A witness later identified 20-year-old Deryan Cook as the shooter; Cook was arrested days later. Evidence introduced at trial included social media photos of Cook with a firearm similar to the one used and Turpin’s identification from a photo lineup. The prosecution described the shooting as a botched robbery.

A jury convicted Cook of murder and felony murder. In January 2018 he received a 65-year prison term for murder plus 10 years for use of a firearm. Does anyone have information about Jamie’s last movements that could shed light on what happened that night?