On August 15, 2002, four people were killed in Morea, Pennsylvania, including three-year-old Jacob Bechtel. Jacob was found dead in his bed after a gunman entered the home of his mother, 22-year-old Raienhna P. Bechtel. Raienhna, Jacob, and two of Raienhna’s friends, 34-year-old Kristen L. Tragus and 30-year-old David Barkus, all suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head.

The suspect identified in the attack was Raienhna’s estranged husband, 26-year-old Michael Harley Bechtel, who arrived at the residence reportedly high on methamphetamine. He was found on the floor near Jacob’s bedroom with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and a 9mm semiautomatic pistol underneath him. He survived and was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder; prosecutors initially sought the death penalty.

Reports say the violence was triggered after Raienhna began dating someone new, and that Michael’s behavior had changed in the days before the killings. A civil lawsuit was later filed alleging law enforcement returned a firearm to Michael in violation of a protection-from-abuse order. Does anyone have information about the days leading up to August 15, 2002, or about Jacob and his family?