Margaret Parker, 65, of Pikeville, North Carolina, was found dead inside her home on Barrier Place on the night of July 20, 2021. Deputies and EMS responded at about 9:40 p.m. after a 911 call reporting gunshots and discovered Parker deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

Parker, born February 15, 1956, worked for Atlantic Casualty Insurance and volunteered with the Toys-For-Tots motorcycle run. She was known for caring for animals, especially cats. The investigation led to the arrest of her husband, 61-year-old Terry Russell Parker, who was charged with an open count of murder and held without bond at the Wayne County Detention Center. The probe into her death is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Margaret Parker’s death or was in the area that night, please share what you know.