Rhonda Whisnant, 55, of Morganton, North Carolina, was found dead with her husband, Levi Whisnant, on March 12, 2014. Both victims had suffered gunshot wounds and were discovered during a welfare check at their home on Fish Hatchery Road. Family described Rhonda as kind-hearted, devoted to her family and church, and the couple had recently moved into a dream home they built and paid for in cash.

Authorities identified their 38-year-old son, Troy David Whisnant, as the primary suspect; he had previously lived with the couple and was believed to have taken vehicles from their property. The manhunt for Troy Whisnant became deadly when U.S. Forest Service officer Jason Crisp and his service dog Maros were ambushed and killed while attempting to apprehend him in a heavily wooded area near Morganton. Troy Whisnant died during the manhunt, and the motive for Rhonda and Levi Whisnant’s murders remains unknown.

Did anyone in the Morganton area have contact with the Whisnants around the time of the killings who might help fill in gaps about what led to this tragedy?