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Janet Lee Cook, 41, was found in Indianapolis on October 2, 2015, with a fatal gunshot wound to the left side of her head. She had moved out of the home she shared with her boyfriend about two weeks earlier after trying to distance herself from a volatile relationship. Investigators focused on domestic factors, documenting a pattern of controlling behavior and isolation in Cook’s recent life.

Authorities identified Anthony P. Buehner as the primary suspect. Family and witnesses described Buehner as controlling—restricting her phone and social media use and monitoring contact with family—and said he had made verbal threats and been physically aggressive. Buehner and another man, Kashon Smiley, were taken into custody after being found in a stolen vehicle. A search of a residence Buehner had visited produced a partially burned tank top with bloodstains; DNA testing and witness testimony about admissions to acquaintances tied Buehner to the shooting.

The case went to trial in April 2018; a jury found Anthony Buehner guilty of murder, and on May 9, 2018, he was sentenced to 63 years in prison. Did anyone who knew Janet notice changes in her contacts or behavior in the weeks before October 2, 2015?