Who killed this family?

On October 25, 2004, Lubbock police discovered one of the area's most shocking crimes: 45‑year‑old Tammy Cooper and her three children—11‑year‑old Mahogany Jasmine Allen and 9‑year‑old twins Ka’Diece and Ka’Sheim Allen—had been brutally beaten and stabbed to death in their northeast Lubbock apartment. Investigators found evidence of a violent struggle, leading them to believe Cooper knew her attacker and fought back.

Shortly before the tragedy, Tammy was reportedly on a phone call with a friend, in which she mentioned a man called “Butch” at her door, before the call abruptly ended. Police spent years tracing this individual and following leads across Texas and as far as California, but “Butch” has never been definitively identified.

Dubbed the “Quad Murder,” the case remains unsolved more than two decades later. Authorities continue to appeal to anyone with information to come forward, hoping to finally bring justice for Tammy and her children.