On the evening of October 3, 2021, gunshots were reported at a home on Ervin Court in Mullins, South Carolina. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office found 45-year-old Cathy Diane Thompkins, her husband John Michael Thompkins, 49, and their dog dead inside. The Marion County Coroner determined all three died of gunshot wounds, and the deaths of Cathy and John Michael were ruled a double homicide. Autopsies were performed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Cathy was remembered as someone who loved reading, writing, and gardening. Investigators continued to ask the public for tips, and as of the most recent information no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone in Mullins that night or with information about the Thompkins family can help, please come forward and share what you know.