Quinn Jackson Witherspoon was a 34-year-old Master Police Officer in the Concord Police Department’s K-9 Unit. He died on September 13, 2005, in Mooresville, North Carolina, and was survived by his wife, Misty Keller Witherspoon, and their three children. Reports state he was shot at close range from behind with his service weapon while asleep on the sofa.

Prosecutors later said the couple faced severe financial problems and alleged Misty Witherspoon killed him to gain financially. Misty initially called the shooting an accident but changed her account. During the court case, she pleaded guilty to multiple counts of embezzlement and identity theft related to funds taken from Whitman Park Baptist Church, where she had been assistant treasurer. She was charged with first-degree murder and convicted in July 2007.

Does anyone have memories of Quinn’s work in the K-9 Unit or information that might shed light on the family circumstances before September 13, 2005?