Linda Hatcher Taylor, 71, and her daughter Jennifer Gayle Locklear, 43, were found dead in their South Pine Street home in Laurinburg, North Carolina, on October 29, 2021. Both women had suffered gunshot wounds; Linda Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene and Locklear died of multiple gunshot wounds. A relative discovered the bodies after not hearing from them for some time.

The Laurinburg Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation investigated the double homicide. After roughly eight months of investigation a 16-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; the juvenile was being held in juvenile detention and transferred to Superior Adult court pending trial. No further court outcomes or additional charges have been released.

The community remains affected and investigators have asked anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about the Taylors or their whereabouts in late October 2021?