Mike Boudet

Today, it is the scene of a shooting.

Stempo finds Judy Zellner in her car in the church lot, the engine running to keep warm.

Her hands are wrapped tightly around a tissue as he asks her to walk him through the afternoon.

Stempo listens as Judy speaks through sniffles, telling him that she didn't know anyone would be there, and about the unlocked door.

She nearly starts crying when she gets to the part about finding Rhonda.

He takes notes as Judy talks about Rhonda.

She says Rhonda started coming to the church a couple of years ago.

Rhonda spoke openly about her money and her career troubles, all related to her bipolar diagnosis.

She had been hospitalized before.

There were times when she struggled deeply, even talked about hurting herself.

But lately, Judy says, Rhonda seemed stable.

She was dating and making plans for the future.

Just a couple of weeks ago, she stood in front of the congregation and thanked everyone for their support.

Judy's tears burst forward, but Stumpo has to ask an uncomfortable question.

Did she ever mention having a gun, he asks.

Judy shakes her head no.

In a quiet church in the middle of the day, with no forced entry and no witnesses, one possibility stood out.

Rhonda was alone, had a history of depression, and was found with a bullet wound.

Stumpo writes this in his notes, though he doesn't think it really fits.

By the time Stumpo reached the hospital, doctors confirmed what he suspected.