Whitney Jo King was 27 and lived in Charlotte, North Carolina when she was killed on May 10, 2018. Born in Gastonia, she graduated Rock Hill High School in 2009, had been active in ROTC and the swim team, worked at Red Bowl, and was mother to a six-month-old son, Asher John-Keith.

Her boyfriend, Michael Duane Brown, reportedly drove to the Steele Creek police station and confessed after leaving the infant at their apartment on Point South Drive. Brown was charged with first-degree murder and appeared before a Mecklenburg County judge; a public defender was appointed and a bond hearing was set for May 23, 2018. The child was placed in temporary custody of DSS while Whitney’s family, including her twin sister Cortney King, sought to gain custody and preserve Whitney’s memory.

Are there readers who knew Whitney or have information about her life in Charlotte that could help the family remember her?