Alford Baker, 63, and his sister Teresa Baker, 61, were found dead inside their Melbourne, Florida home on August 15, 2022, after a well-being check by Melbourne police requested by officers in Pooler, Georgia. Both victims suffered fatal gunshot wounds; the medical examiner ruled their deaths homicides.

Investigators quickly focused on the siblings’ 31-year-old nephew, James Green, who was located in Pooler after behaving erratically at a church. He was driving a vehicle registered to Alford Baker and had a firearm with him. Green had been living at the Tanglewood Lane residence; neighbors reported frequent arguments and screaming attributed to him. Police say Green admitted to the killings, telling detectives he was angry his relatives did not support him after he became homeless.

Green was arrested in Georgia and later indicted by a Brevard County grand jury on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and was held without bond. The investigation is ongoing and no trial date had been set at the time of the indictment. If anyone knew Alford or Teresa Baker, or has information about their home or James Green’s time there, please come forward.