On October 4, 2020, the bodies of 71-year-old Brenda McFatter Boggs and her 72-year-old husband, Stephen Michael Boggs Sr., were found in their Selma, North Carolina, home at 960 Olivia Way. Both had fatal gunshot wounds and appeared to have been dead for several weeks; the couple’s family dog was also found dead. Neighbors said they had not seen the couple for about two months and that their son, 53-year-old Stephen Michael Boggs Jr., who had been living with them, had not been seen in the neighborhood for several days before the discovery.

Investigators tracked recent activity on the couple’s accounts to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where Boggs Jr. was located at a hotel and arrested. Authorities say he was initially charged with concealment of his parents’ deaths and, after being returned to Johnston County, faced two counts of murder. Investigators allege Boggs Jr. used his mother’s credit card at a local Harris Teeter in the weeks after the deaths, admitted to shooting his parents during an interview, provided the weapon’s location, and that a search of his vehicle turned up firearms, ammunition, and other items. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone knew Brenda Boggs or has information about her last weeks at home, please share what you remember.