Joyce Goodson, a 34-year-old White woman from Irvington, Alabama, was found dead on June 14, 2014, in a driveway on Cook Avenue in Mobile County. Deputies discovered Joyce and Edward Earl Goodson lying between two parked cars; investigators believed the violence had occurred the night before and that the bodies had remained there until a neighbor found them the next morning. Authorities described the scene as an apparent murder-suicide, concluding that Edward Earl Goodson shot Joyce and then himself.

Because the suspected shooter was also dead when deputies arrived, there was no arrest or prosecution related to Joyce’s death. Few public details have been released beyond the deputy’s initial conclusion and the neighbor’s discovery.

If anyone knew Joyce or has information about the hours before that night, please share what might help explain what happened.