Deborah Lynn London, 61, and her husband Doug London were shot to death at their Lake Wylie, South Carolina, home on October 23, 2014. The couple ran Wholesale Mattress Warehouse in Charlotte and lived in an upscale lakeside community; neighbors described them as a long-married pair who were active in their community. The wounded man was arrested with accomplices, and Doug later became a key prosecution witness.

Federal investigators allege the murders were ordered from jail by members of the United Blood Nation to prevent Doug’s testimony. The narrative reports that when Deborah answered the door, she was shot in the face, and Malcolm Hartley then shot Doug multiple times as he tried to defend them; both victims were found dead in the foyer. By April 2015 indictments had been filed charging multiple people in connection with the attack.

What details about the night of October 23, 2014, are still unclear to readers who followed the case?