Debra Jane Ballance Jones, 62, was found shot to death inside her Vandemere home in Pamlico County on the evening of May 29, 2025, after deputies responded to a call around 8 p.m. Responding officers discovered Jones with apparent gunshot wounds; authorities describe the killing as stemming from a domestic dispute. Records list the location as Pamlico County and the date of death as May 29, 2025.

Authorities identified 48-year-old William Earl Toler Jr. of Vandemere as the suspect. He was charged with one open count of murder and with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and was ordered held without bond; he made a court appearance the following day. Obituaries and memorial pages posted afterward emphasize Jones’s life and family, separate from the criminal case and investigation.

Did anyone in Vandemere or Bayboro know Debra Jones or have information about the events of May 29?