On March 31, 2020, three members of a Macon, Georgia household were found dead from gunshot wounds. James Samuels, 69, his wife Janet Samuels, 67, and their daughter Kotwang DeShasta Childs, 47, were discovered at their Moreland Avenue residence. All three victims were African American.

Investigators say the violence began after an assault on the girlfriend of Janet’s sister. Caesar Crockett, identified as that boyfriend, allegedly escalated when Janet tried to intervene and shot the three family members. After the killings he reportedly abducted his two-year-old son, triggering an AMBER Alert; the child was later recovered.

Crockett was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killings and the abduction. Are there readers who knew the Samuels family or who have information that could shed more light on what happened that day?