Edith Betty Ralph, 78, was found dead in her Elizabethton, Tennessee, home on Reynolds Road on April 6, 2019. She had been shot multiple times and suffered a severe blow to the head. A native of Carter County, she was active in Slagle Methodist Church and described as devoted to family and community.

Investigators focused on her son, 53-year-old John Christopher Ralph, after learning he had voiced frustration to friends and family about his mother in the period before the killing. He was stopped at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam and taken into custody. Initially charged with first-degree murder, the charge was later amended to second-degree murder and he was sentenced to 22 years in prison on April 8, 2021.

If anyone knew Edith or has information about her final days or the relationship between her and her son, please share what you know.