On December 16, 2018, 58-year-old Debbie Jo Whitaker, also known formally as Dovie May Green, was fatally shot in Caruthersville, Missouri. A home health care nurse and member of the Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ, she was remembered for a charitable spirit and her nurturing nature.

Investigators quickly focused on Whitaker’s husband, 57-year-old Dennis Green Sr. Authorities issued a lookout for a blue Chevrolet pickup with Missouri plates and warned the public that Green was believed to be armed and dangerous. He turned himself in on December 19 and was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action; he pleaded not guilty and was held without bond.

The case did not reach a trial verdict. Dennis Green Sr. died on August 18, 2021, at age 60. Does anyone have information about Debbie Jo’s final days or the events in Caruthersville that December?