-November 21, 2016, in the early morning hours, single mother Gaylin Rose awoke to the smell of smoke in her converted duplex apartment. Her four daughters were trapped upstairs. After attempting to rescue them, Gaylin exited the apartment. Calls were placed to 911 by neighbors and bystanders. First to respond were a Flora police officer and a Carroll County sheriff's deputy. Both officers attempted to rescue Keyana, Keyara, Kerrielle and Kionnie, but were unsuccessful. All four little girls perished, and Gaylin along with the two officers were hospitalized for serious injuries sustained during their rescue attempts (all three recovered). Fire crews from Flora and the surrounding area, including Delphi, extinguished the fire. The apartment was owned by two local businessmen, one of whom was the sitting president of the Flora Town Council at the time of the fire.

--January 28, 2017, the fire investigator with the Indiana Dept of Homeland Security announces that the cause of the fire was ARSON with multiple accelerant sites throughout the home. (2 1/2 weeks later, on February 13, 2017, 2 teenagers were murdered in nearby Delphi).

This case has not been solved in over 5 years.

Someone is believed to know who is responsible. This fund is intended to incentivize individuals with information to come forward. The award for information is currently $5000. 2-weeks after Flora was determined to be a homicide - another equally tragic case occurred in Delphi, a town 8 miles west of Flora, in the same county. The double homicide of two girls in Delphi, IN has amounted to a reward of $250,000+.

If you have credible information pertaining to the people or person responsible for this, please call the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Arson Tip Line at 1-800-382-4628

Currently contributions to the reward can only be sent via mail to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, 302 W. Washington Street Room E208, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204. The memo line should read “Flora Fire Reward" to ensure the funds go to the appropriate account.

This is a grassroots, advocacy-lead initiative to help mitigate barriers to fundraising and provide an ulterior means to contribute to this fund through secure online payments.

All funds raised will go directly to the Flora Fire Reward Fund at the Department of Homeland Security 302 W. Washington Street Room E208, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204.

If you cannot contribute, please share this fundraiser to spread awareness!