On Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015, a family gathering in Acworth, Georgia, ended in the fatal shooting of 60-year-old Ellen DeLoach and her 58-year-old husband, Michael Brad DeLoach. Ellen DeLoach was a white artist whose work was being shown in Atlanta and Chicago galleries. The killings occurred inside the Camden Lake Drive home while relatives were present.

Thirty-four-year-old Dustin Ray Dixon emerged from the basement with a .40-caliber handgun and shot both victims; relatives in the house, including his grandmother and an aunt, escaped and called police. Neighbors reported hearing the gunshots and seeing a woman running down the street screaming. Police found Ellen and Brad DeLoach deceased and took Dixon into custody in the front yard without incident. He was charged in the case.

Several psychiatric evaluations later addressed Dixon’s competency to stand trial; after treatment his competency was restored, and he ultimately pleaded guilty and received life sentences. Does anyone have memories of Ellen’s art or the family in Acworth that could add context to what happened that day?