Robert Middleton Davis, 52, was found dead inside his Swearengin Road residence in Vienna, Georgia, on June 13, 2020. An autopsy concluded he died of a gunshot wound, and the death was ruled a homicide. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation led the inquiry.

Authorities determined the shooting occurred during a violent home intrusion in which a woman was abducted from the same residence and taken into neighboring Crisp County. The woman was able to contact 911 and was later found safe by law enforcement; her information identified a suspect as 41-year-old Heath Thomas Register of Crisp County. Officers tracked Register to a wooded area off Highway 280, then located him at a nearby residence; a brief standoff with deputies ended in his capture. Register was charged with murder, aggravated assault, burglary, kidnapping, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and later received two life sentences for Davis’s murder.

Are there any local witnesses or others with information about the events at the Swearengin Road home that morning who can help fill gaps in the timeline?