On the night of February 26, 2015, a shooting spree in the small unincorporated community of Tyrone, Missouri, left seven people dead, including 52-year-old Garold Dee Aldridge. Garold was found dead inside his home alongside his wife, Julie Ann Aldridge, after a frantic emergency call brought authorities to the scene. The attacker reportedly moved from house to house, striking victims at four separate locations within a short radius late that Thursday evening and into the early hours of Friday.

Investigators identified 36-year-old Joseph Jesse Aldridge, a cousin of Garold Dee Aldridge, as the primary suspect. Authorities said the violence may have been precipitated by the recent death of Joseph’s elderly mother, Alice Aldridge, who was found deceased in her home from apparent natural causes. There were no signs of forced entry at the crime scenes. Joseph Jesse Aldridge was found dead the next morning in his pickup truck in neighboring Shannon County from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; with his death, no arrests or trials occurred and investigators concluded he acted alone.

Did anyone in Tyrone know Garold or his family and have details about the night that could help clarify what happened?