Robert LaMont DeMary, 33, was found shot to death inside a home on Baynard Boykin Road in Rembert, South Carolina, on September 11, 2014. Responding officers discovered him in a back bedroom, sitting on the floor and propped against a bed with a single gunshot wound.

The investigation focused quickly on the homeowner, 61-year-old Gregg Pickerell. DeMary and Pickerell were involved in a long-term sexual relationship, and DeMary at times worked for Pickerell as a horse trainer. Pickerell gave statements claiming past physical abuse by DeMary; she was arrested and charged with murder. It was undisputed at trial that Pickerell shot DeMary, but her defense argued she acted in self-defense under the Protection of Persons and Property Act, saying DeMary lunged at her in her bedroom. The fatal bullet entered DeMary’s back, and a jury convicted Pickerell of murder; she was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison.

If anyone knew DeMary or had information about his relationship with Pickerell or events leading up to September 11, 2014, please share what you know.