Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

A day of joy became a bloodbath

The only clue to find a killer was some footprints in the snow

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead