On January 18, 2018, 20-year-old Brandon Tyler Roberts of Calhoun County was found dead in the front yard of a home in the White Plains community of Piedmont, Alabama. Roberts, who worked at HON in Cedartown, Georgia, and enjoyed hunting and fishing, was one of three people killed in a single incident that day.

The other victims were his 19-year-old fiancée Heather Parker and her 12-year-old brother Russell Rusty Parker. Authorities say the killings were committed by Heather and Rusty’s 49-year-old father, Tony Parker, who then called police to confess and said he intended to kill himself. Officers later found Parker about three miles from the scene near the Rabbittown General Store; he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Reports noted Parker had been upset over a recent separation from his wife, but no definitive motive has been established. With the identified perpetrator deceased, the investigation is considered closed.

If anyone knew Brandon, Heather, or Rusty, or has information about the White Plains community around January 18, 2018, please share what you remember.