Lorne Matthew Atkins, 52, was found dead in his Rainelle, West Virginia, home on February 7, 2023. He was located in an upstairs bedroom with severe head injuries investigators described as blunt force trauma. The West Virginia State Police treated the scene as suspicious and the Crime Scene Unit recovered a claw-type hammer near the bedroom that appeared to have blood on it.

Authorities identified 46-year-old Lajuana Agripina Lopez as a suspect. After being informed of her rights, Lopez voluntarily gave a statement and on February 21, 2023, confessed to striking Atkins one or more times with a hammer, causing his death. She was arrested, charged with murder, and lodged in the Southern Regional Jail without bond.

Does anyone have information about Lorne Atkins or what happened at the Rainelle home?