On May 22, 2018, 83-year-old William Carter of Los Angeles was found dead alongside his wife, 79-year-old Orsie Lee Carter, and her son, 65-year-old Phillip Steven White. All three victims were discovered in the bathroom of White’s home in the 3900 block of South Bronson Avenue in Leimert Park, having suffered blunt force trauma and gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Investigators traced the case to 55-year-old Nancy Amelia Jackson, a longtime friend who had moved in with White about six weeks before the killings and was acting as his caretaker. Tensions reportedly rose after she refused to leave when she planned to relocate. Jackson was arrested on May 24, 2018, in Culver City; forensic and ballistic evidence linked her to the scene, and she was charged with three counts of murder with special circumstances. She was held without bail and arraigned in July 2018.

William Carter was a retired Vons truck driver; Orsie Carter had worked for the federal government. Their family and community leaders publicly expressed grief and shock.