Two bodies were found on a rural Social Circle road in the early morning of May 15, 2020. A passing motorist discovered 27-year-old James Robert Evans and 32-year-old Jaymie Whitlock lying outside a metal gate along Thurman Baccus Road; both had apparent gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the killings occurred at that location.

Police determined Evans and Whitlock had been taken from a residence in nearby Monroe and driven to Thurman Baccus Road. The investigation, involving more than a dozen agencies including the Social Circle Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, led to the identification and arrest of four suspects. Arrested were 20-year-old Tommy Webb of Athens, 23-year-old Antavius Teazia Wilcox of Savannah, 26-year-old Omar Marsh of Gainesville, and 36-year-old Elicia Rivera of Gainesville. Charges included murder and related firearm and gang-related counts; Wilcox was already jailed in Chatham County on an unrelated April 2020 Savannah murder at the time of his arrest.

Did anyone in the area know Evans or Whitlock, or see vehicles or people near Thurman Baccus Road the night of May 14–15, 2020?