Nicholas Williams, a 40-year-old African American man from Rural Hall, North Carolina, was murdered at his home on Hallmark Drive on February 10, 2019. He lived at that address with his tenant, Norris Dwayne Rochelle. An argument between the two men escalated; Rochelle shot Williams in the head, then shot him a second time during a FaceTime call with a friend in Craven County. The second wound proved fatal.

After the killing, Rochelle and his friend transported Williams’ body to Craven County, where the friend later confessed that they dismembered and burned the remains and abandoned them. Williams’ parents arrived at the Hallmark Drive home looking for their son; Rochelle falsely told them Williams had been dropped off at an apartment complex and even drove them there. Detectives from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home; Rochelle initially lied to investigators, later claiming self-defense after his friend’s confession, but physical evidence did not support that claim. Rochelle was charged, pleaded guilty in Forsyth County Superior Court, and received multiple decades in prison.

Does anyone have memories of Nicholas, his time in Rural Hall, or information that could fill gaps in the timeline around February 10, 2019?