On December 27, 2024, a triple homicide at the Abberly Crossing apartment complex in Ladson, South Carolina, left Adrienne Kim Seay, 38, her father John F. Childs, 68, and her brother John A. Childs, 36, dead. The three were reportedly assembling Christmas toys for Adrienne’s young son when an assailant forced entry into the apartment and attacked.

The suspect was identified as Adrienne’s 44-year-old estranged husband, Darius Seay. Reports say he allegedly stabbed and shot Adrienne, and witnesses heard a commotion and loud banging. After the attack he was seen leaving with his and Adrienne’s five-year-old son, pistol-whipping a witness in the breezeway before placing the child in his SUV. Officers later tracked him to a residence about eight miles away; he emerged with the child, released the boy to police, and then died by a self-inflicted wound.

Authorities say Darius Seay had been arrested on an assault charge days earlier and released on a personal recognizance bond. The family has described the losses as devastating. Anyone with information about the events at Abberly Crossing on December 27 who can help investigators is asked to come forward.