Pamela Renee Ward, 57, was one of three people killed in a violent incident on June 8, 2018, in Burke County, North Carolina. Deputies were called to a home on Enola Road about 7:45 a.m. and found Pamela and her son Trae Montana Ward dead inside the residence; 22-year-old Jimmy Brianna Stamey was found dead in a car outside. A 1-year-old child inside the house was unharmed and taken for medical evaluation.

Authorities identified 61-year-old Kenneth Douglas Powell, a Morganton resident who had dated Pamela, as a person of interest. About a week after the killings, Powell’s decomposed body was discovered roughly a mile from his apartment and a gun was found nearby; ballistics were pending at that time. The investigation into the deaths of Pamela, Trae, and Jimmy Stamey remained active.

If anyone had information about Pamela, her family, or the events on Enola Road that morning, please share what is known.