On an autumn day in 2014 a double homicide was discovered inside a Widgeon Drive residence in Newnan, Georgia. Two young men were found shot to death: 20-year-old Michael Allen Cantrell and 26-year-old Wesley Daniel Watson. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry at the home, and early findings suggested robbery as the motive with a possible drug-related element.

Within a day, two people were arrested at a Super 8 motel on Highway 29 in Newnan: 18-year-old Jarico Deshun Brown and his 26-year-old girlfriend, Kenya Nneaka Sewell. Authorities said the suspects and victims were acquainted and that both Brown and Sewell had prior criminal records. Brown entered a blind plea to murder, admitting the killings and saying his intent was to rob Cantrell and Watson; he was sentenced to life plus 15 years and won’t be eligible for parole until 2047. Sewell pleaded guilty to lesser counts, including attempting to conceal a death and providing false statements; she was given a ten-year sentence with two years to serve in custody.

Did anyone in the Newnan area know Michael Cantrell or have information about his movements in the days before the killings?