Calleen Medlin

Calleen Denise Medlin was a 45-year-old Black woman from Fort Worth, Texas, who was known to her loved ones as "Niecy." A former student of Fort Worth Public Schools and PL Dunbar, she built a career as a home health care provider and was a mother to one child. She was engaged to be married to her fiancé, Leonard Charles Owens.

On the night of January 18, 2023, the couple was at their home on Killian Street in Fort Worth. Police received a call about a shooting at the residence and responded at approximately 11:30 p.m. Inside, officers made a tragic discovery. They found the bodies of Calleen and her 53-year-old fiancé in the bedrooms of the house. An investigation determined that both had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The investigation into the double homicide led police to identify and later arrest two suspects in connection with the killings: 27-year-old Michael Smith and 36-year-old Terry Cannon. Authorities did not publicly release a possible motive for the crime or state how the suspects were connected to Calleen and Leonard.

Following the arrests, the case proceeded through the judicial system. The charges filed against Terry Cannon were ultimately dismissed. Michael Smith was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for his role in the deaths of Calleen Medlin and Leonard Owens.