James Donald Lewis, 38, was shot dead in his trailer in the rural Senoia-Sharpsburg area of Coweta County, Georgia, on March 5, 1995. Reports from the time say Lewis and his wife were watching television when their 15-year-old son, Jason Lewis, turned a 12-gauge shotgun kept in the home on them. James Lewis was struck in the head and killed in the living room.

Contemporary coverage described investigators’ view that the attack was not a sudden panic but part of a planned act. Prosecutors said Jason had discussed killing his parents with friends, had been angry over a midnight curfew, and had been modelling a cross-country spree on the film Natural Born Killers. One friend reportedly heard the shooting over the phone; after the shots, Jason allegedly returned to the call and said it was done. The teen was arrested after leaving in the family car; the shotgun was recovered and he was charged with malice murder. Three other youths were also arrested as investigators pursued an alleged broader plot.

Does anyone have more information about the investigation or knew the family and can add context to what happened that night?