On the evening of Sunday, April 3, 2022, family members in Birmingham, Alabama, asked police to perform a welfare check at a Hillman Drive home after they could not reach 62-year-old Cynthia Delane Burt. Officers forced entry and found Cynthia and her 3-year-old grandson, Desmond Burt Jr., unresponsive in a back room; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators concluded the deaths were not natural and reported injuries consistent with blunt force trauma. A person of interest taken for questioning was identified as Cynthia’s 31-year-old son and the child’s father, Desmond Burt Sr. He was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder and booked into the Jefferson County Jail, held without bond. Authorities said they were not seeking additional suspects; a motive was not released.

If anyone knew Cynthia, Desmond Jr., or has information about that Hillman Drive address or the evening of April 3, please share what you know.