In early March 2017 the bodies of two men were found inside a residence in Old Fort, Tennessee. Jeremy Michael Walker, 27, and 52-year-old Larry Wayne Jeffries Jr. had both died of gunshot wounds. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation led the initial probe into what local reports describe as a double homicide that shocked the small community.

Investigators linked the case to Valerie Hart, then 36, and her 20-year-old son, Ahren Presley. Authorities say the victims’ credit cards were used at a motel in Cleveland, Tennessee, shortly after the killings. Testimony at Presley’s later trial included a friend’s account that Presley confessed to involvement and said Hart was the shooter; Presley’s friend also testified Presley had been covered in blood and that the motive involved money tied to drugs.

Presley was tried in Polk County and found guilty on all counts against him; Hart pleaded guilty to multiple charges and admitted to being the shooter. Families of Walker and Jeffries described the men as kind and well-liked and expressed relief after the legal outcome.

If anyone knew Jeremy Walker or has information about his life in Old Fort, please share details that might help remember him.