On the morning of June 1, 2017, a welfare check at a home on Forsythia Drive on Indianapolis’s east side led to the discovery of three people shot dead inside. Thirty-four-year-old Jessica Carte was found dead from gunshot wounds alongside 64-year-old Mark Higgins and his 33-year-old son, Keith Higgins. Neighbors reported hearing what they believed to be gunfire around 8 a.m. that morning.

Investigators determined there was no forced entry. One of the victims’ cars, a red Monte Carlo, was reported missing from the scene and was later recovered abandoned in an alley more than two miles away. Authorities identified 24-year-old Kenneth Lancaster as a suspect after learning he believed Carte had misused his money and owed him a debt; Lancaster was already in the Hamilton County jail on unrelated charges when he was named. In February 2018 Lancaster was charged with three counts of murder; a jury convicted him on all counts in October 2019 and he received a 170-year sentence in November 2019.

If anyone knew Jessica Carte or has information about the events in that neighborhood on June 1, 2017, please come forward.