In early May 2018, neighbors in the farming community of Sharpsburg, Maryland, discovered Evelyn Rowland, 83, and her son Jack Michael Rowland, 51, dead inside their home on Shepherdstown Pike after family friends reported the pair couldn’t be reached and routine farm chores had been neglected. Evelyn was found in bed with multiple blunt-force injuries to her head; Jack was located in the living room having been both bludgeoned and shot. Investigators reported forced entry at the rear of the house and that a single-shot shotgun, cash, and Jack Rowland’s GMC pickup were missing from the property.

The probe identified two suspects, including a close family member. Darren Scott Warner, the victims’ grandson and nephew respectively, and his girlfriend Destiny Hope Oyler were arrested after the stolen truck was traced to a Smithsburg residence. Both were charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Oyler later pleaded guilty and received two concurrent life sentences, while Warner was scheduled to stand trial. Did anyone in Sharpsburg know Evelyn or Jack, or have information about who might have had access to the Rowland property that spring?