Barbara Gibson, an 83-year-old widow who lived alone on Burwell-Mt. Zion Road in Carrollton, Georgia, was shot multiple times inside her home on the evening of May 9, 2020. Family members became concerned when they could not reach her by phone and sent a friend with a key to check on her.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office launched an intensive homicide investigation. Authorities later said two suspects had been driving through rural areas for several days targeting elderly residents they believed would be vulnerable, intending to steal from them to support a drug habit. After the initial shooting, the suspects reportedly left the scene, returned shortly afterward, entered Gibson’s home and took items including her wallet, jewelry and a sewing machine. Investigators reported recovering the murder weapon and some stolen property from the suspects’ residence.

Does anyone in the Burwell community remember unusual visitors or suspicious vehicles in the days before May 9, 2020?