On Friday, December 27, 1996, 19-year-old clerk Kisty Faylena Britt and 41-year-old customer Randy Lee Newman were found dead inside the J & J Convenient Store at the intersection of Highways 41 and 904 in Fairmont. The store had been robbed and both victims were shot in the head at close range with a small caliber handgun.

Investigators report the store’s security video cassette recorder and about $1,000 in cash were taken. A small-to-medium red or burgundy car may have been involved. Three men were seen at the store around the time of the murders and are believed to have been involved in or associated with the persons responsible. Possible connections to Robeson County and Winston-Salem have been mentioned.

A $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction. If anyone has tips about Britt, Newman, or the robbery-homicide, contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Department or the North Carolina SBI.