On December 4, 2014, 67-year-old photographer Rosa Vaughn Day McGahagin and her 43-year-old son, Daniel Herbert Vaughn, were found dead from gunshot wounds in the Mobile, Alabama photography studio they shared. Both were established photographers; Rosa was noted for mentoring younger photographers and Daniel had built his own career in the field. Authorities treated the deaths as a double homicide and initially investigated a possible domestic-dispute lead while interviewing relatives.

By the end of 2014 the case had gone cold, and no arrests or suspects had been publicly announced in the months following the killings. The family and the local community were left without answers after the loss of two well-known creative figures.

If anyone knew Rosa or Daniel, or has information about their studio, activities there, or what happened around December 4, 2014, please come forward.