Three members of a Grantville, Georgia family were killed during a robbery at their family business on April 8, 2022. Seventy-five-year-old Thomas Richard Hawk Sr., his wife of more than 50 years, Evelyn, and their 17-year-old grandson, Alexander Luke Hawk, were found murdered at the Lock, Stock & Barrel Shooting Range, a business Thomas had opened after retiring from the Ford Motor Company. Their son and Luke’s father, Richard Hawk, who served as the Coweta County Coroner, discovered the scene.

Investigators say the crime included the theft of about 40 firearms from the range. Authorities later identified 21-year-old Jacob Christian Muse of College Park as a suspect and recovered many of the stolen guns in his possession. Prosecutors tried Muse on charges including malice murder and felony murder, and a Coweta County jury returned guilty verdicts in December 2024.

What information might still help explain why this robbery turned so deadly?