Joyce Volrie, 62, of Beaumont, Texas, was shot to death and left on the side of Walden Road on June 24, 2004. She was found after the shooting and did not survive.

Investigators identified her estranged husband, Lester Eugene Volrie, as the prime suspect. Authorities say Lester allegedly hired a hitman; in a written statement he claimed the intended target was Joyce’s sister, Geraldine, and advanced a belief that Joyce and Geraldine had a gay, incestuous relationship. Lester Volrie was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The case drew attention because of the allegations around motive and the unusual defensive claims made in Lester’s statement. If anyone knew Joyce, Geraldine, or has information about the events leading up to June 24, 2004, please share what you remember.