In the early hours of a Sunday morning in May 2016, a tragedy unfolded inside a two-story home in St. Louis that claimed the lives of a man, a woman, and their infant child. The victims were 56-year-old Melvin Thomas, his 31-year-old partner Marquita Jones-Smith, and their six-month-old daughter, Madison Thomas. The devastating event, which occurred on May 22, 2016, was not a simple house fire but a calculated act of violence that left a family and community reeling.
Neighbors were first
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