In spring 2016 the Arab, Alabama, community was shaken when 49-year-old Joyce Bates was reported missing from her home. Her body was found on April 24, 2016, in a rural area of Marshall County, and investigators concluded she had not died of natural causes.

Detectives focused their investigation on a person close to Joyce. Evidence collected led authorities to suspect her husband, and the investigation determined she had been fatally shot. He was arrested and charged with her murder.

The case moved from a missing person inquiry to a homicide prosecution as the legal process began. If anyone knew Joyce, her routines, or movements in April 2016, contact investigators with information that could help clarify what happened.