On April 12, 2015, 47-year-old Spartanburg attorney Oshyn Cyrus Hinton was fatally shot once in the back of the head with his own 9mm handgun in his home. Deputies who responded to a 911 call found that Hinton’s 23-year-old son, Osiris Hinton, immediately admitted to the killing and was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

During a bond hearing prosecutors and defense described a strong mental health element to the case. Defense counsel said Osiris had suffered from mental illness for three years and that a recent change in medication and psychiatric care precipitated a psychotic episode; the judge denied bond and ordered expedited mental health testing. The victim’s wife also spoke about her son’s struggles with mental illness.

Hinton was a well-known defense lawyer who represented indigent clients in child abuse and neglect cases and handled murder matters across several counties. How did people who knew Cyrus or the family perceive his work and his relationship with his son before April 12, 2015?