Elise Wars, 40, and her four-year-old daughter, Khori Ashton, were found fatally shot in their hotel room at the APM Inn and Suites on Dual Highway in Hagerstown, Maryland, on November 16, 2022. The pair had been living at the hotel for several months; friends described Wars as a devoted mother and an only child who had previously lost both parents. A hotel employee discovered the bodies and contacted police.

Hagerstown Police say the scene showed no signs of forced entry or a struggle, and investigators believe the victims were attacked while in bed. An acquaintance, 22-year-old Javon Hines, was arrested the next day in Elkridge and charged with first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and reckless endangerment; he was held without bond. Court records place Hines with Wars and her daughter entering the room on November 14, 2022, and report him acting suspiciously afterward.

Mental-health evaluations by the Maryland Department of Health in May 2024 diagnosed Hines with schizophrenia; he was found competent to stand trial, and a hearing was set for June 2024 to consider a possible guilty plea with an insanity component. Did anyone who knew Elise or Khori see them in Hagerstown in November 2022 or have information about who visited their room?