Amy Hall (King) Nickerson, 50, was killed in Searsmont, Maine, on November 27, 2023. Deputies found Nickerson and her 50-year-old ex-boyfriend, Lance Lucas, dead of gunshot wounds at a Borough Road residence. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Nickerson’s death a homicide by gunshot; Lucas’s death was ruled a suicide by gunshot. Investigators described the event as a murder-suicide tied to the couple’s recent breakup.

Family and friends remembered Nickerson as kind, generous, and a dedicated mother of two. She worked at Anglers Maine Family Seafood in Newport, the restaurant owned by her parents, and had been in a nearly seven-year abusive relationship with Lucas and trying to end it. A community vigil and funeral services followed to honor her memory and to highlight the impact of domestic violence.

If anyone knew Amy, her routines, or has information about the days before November 27, please come forward.