Charles Ellis Tubby Raines, 45 and a wheelchair user, was found dead in his Worth Street home just off Highway 123 in Seneca on August 29, 2002. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office determined he had been shot; investigators think the killing likely occurred the day before discovery. There were no signs of forced entry and the house was not ransacked, so authorities considered that he likely knew the person or persons responsible and that the crime may have been targeted rather than a random robbery.

The case remains unsolved and has been treated as a cold case. Investigators have named persons of interest over the years, but no arrests have been announced. Law enforcement and Crime Stoppers have periodically sought public tips and offered rewards for information that could lead to an arrest. Does anyone remember seeing Charles around Seneca in late August 2002 or have information that could help the investigation?