Mae Edith Burgess, 72, was found dead at her New Zion, South Carolina, home on December 13, 2022, after her 2017 Toyota Corolla was linked to a shooting in nearby Sumter County. Clarendon County deputies performed a welfare check and investigators determined her death was a homicide.

Authorities say the investigation led to 22-year-old Jason Tyrell Ford of Sumter. Investigators allege the motive was theft of Burgess’s vehicle; Ford is accused of driving the Corolla to Sumter County and later being involved in an attempted carjacking and shooting there. An eyewitness to the Sumter incident helped produce a description, and DNA from the homicide scene is reported to have linked Ford to the killing. He was charged with murder, burglary, grand larceny and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Officials say Ford had no prior connection to Burgess and was out on bond on other charges at the time.

Are there readers who knew Mae Burgess or who have information about her vehicle, movements on December 13, 2022, or the incidents in Sumter that could help investigators?