Renee Metcalf, 62, and her daughter Christy McKissic, 32, were found shot to death in their Bedouin Avenue home in Twentynine Palms, California, on March 24, 2017. McKissic’s 10-year-old daughter witnessed the killings and survived; her testimony became a key part of the case.

Authorities arrested Marine Rafael Aikens about a week later at the Marine Corps base. Investigators reported Aikens had been in a sexual relationship with McKissic for more than a year, had recently bought a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun, and told a fellow Marine about the crime. At trial Aikens denied the killings and downplayed the relationship, but a jury convicted him after several days of testimony from about 20 witnesses, including Marines and the child witness. The judge described the murders as purely unadulterated evil and said Aikens showed no remorse; he was sentenced to life without parole.

Does anyone have memories of Renee or Christy, or information that could shed further light on what happened?