On the evening of August 9, 2014, 57-year-old Julia McCray Richburg was shot dead in her Poston Lane home in Manning, South Carolina. She worked as a home health nurse for 15 years. Her body was found in the kitchen in a pool of blood and the Clarendon County Coroner’s Office pronounced her dead at the scene.

Julia’s husband, Johnnie Lee Richburg Sr., then 60, drove to the Clarendon County Detention Center and told corrections officers he had just shot his wife. Deputies went to the residence, detained him and found Julia. Richburg told investigators the couple had returned from a party, an argument began after Julia alleged he had looked inappropriately at another woman, and that a struggle over a gun left both wounded; he said he intended to kill himself but had run out of ammunition.

Richburg was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon; his defense argued the shooting was not premeditated and occurred in the heat of passion. In December 2016 he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of his wife of 30 years.

If anyone knew Julia or has information about the events that night, please share what you can.