Laurie Wheeler, 31, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was killed on December 19, 2012. Her death has been described in connection with domestic violence and has remained a focus of local investigators and the community.

Authorities later linked Wheeler’s case to concerns about a pattern of violence against women in Lumberton, noting parallels with the unsolved deaths of Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine. The FBI has been involved and Robeson County investigators say new evidence has emerged. On August 1, 2022, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in Wheeler’s case; the agency did not disclose the suspect’s identity at that time.

The community has marked Wheeler’s memory with events and initiatives aimed at preventing domestic violence. Does anyone in Lumberton have information about Laurie’s life or the events of December 2012 that could help investigators?