Brenda Sykes Buttram, 46, was killed in Trussville, Alabama on June 24, 2015. Authorities responding to the scene found the bodies of Brenda and her estranged husband, Joseph Butch Buttram. The Trussville Police Department’s investigation concluded that Joseph Buttram shot and killed Brenda before turning the gun on himself, and the case was closed as a murder-suicide.

At the time of her death Brenda owned and operated B’s Roofing Co. and was remembered by friends and family for a vibrant personality. The couple had been separated prior to the fatal incident, though details about motive and the events leading up to the violence remain confined to the investigation.

If anyone knew Brenda or has information about the circumstances surrounding that day, please come forward.