Michael Todd Bowes, 46, of Henderson, North Carolina, was found dead on January 7, 2018, inside his car on a private farm path on Washout Road. He had been reported missing December 21, 2017, after leaving home to retrieve a stolen cell phone. Medical examiners recorded two gunshot wounds, one to the shoulder and one to the neck, and investigators determined the motive to be robbery.

Two people from Henderson — 23-year-old John Jefferson and 17-year-old Tynetta Mayfield — were charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing. Authorities say the suspects and Bowes had met previously and that Jefferson and Mayfield lured him to the location under the pretense of returning his phone. Both were held in the Vance County Jail without bond and scheduled to appear in court on February 26, 2018.

Bowes worked as an assistant manager at Domino’s Pizza in Henderson and was described by colleagues and family as well known and much loved. His wife, Katherine Bowes, and their children were left devastated by his death. Did anyone in the Henderson area see Michael between December 21 and January 7 or have information about the stolen phone and who might have had it?