On March 6, 1986, Martha Ann Chapman Matich, 31, was shot and killed at the Newton County grocery store where she worked. The shooting occurred shortly after closing when her ex-boyfriend, Melbert Ray Ford, arrived with an accomplice, Roger Turner. Ford had reportedly been harassing Matich after their breakup and had previously threatened to kill her.

Ford shot through the locked glass entry door to gain access. Inside, he confronted Matich and her 11-year-old niece, Lisa Renee Chapman, who was visiting. As Matich triggered the burglar alarm, Ford shot her three times behind the counter, then went to a bathroom where Lisa was hiding and shot her in the head. A deputy responding to the alarm found Matich dead and Lisa alive but convulsing; Lisa died shortly afterward.

Both Ford, then 25, and Turner, 19, were arrested the next day. Turner later implicated Ford; a jury convicted Ford of both murders and related felonies, and Turner pleaded guilty to his role. Does anyone have memories of the store, the victims, or information that could add context to what happened that night?