Alysia Darice Scott, 45, was found dead in her Stone Mountain, Georgia home in October 2023, prompting a homicide investigation. Firefighters responded to a medical call and the Gwinnett County medical examiner initially deemed the death suspicious. An autopsy later determined she died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators focused on her live-in boyfriend and business partner, 50-year-old Kevin Matchen. Matchen told police they had spent a pleasant evening together and that he left to get tools and meet a friend; he said he returned around 4 a.m., found the garage door open and Scott unresponsive on the couch, then took her young grandchild to a neighbor and reported the death. Neighbors, however, reported hearing arguments that night, and text messages showed a pattern of disagreements between the couple.
Evidence against Matchen included doorbell camera footage showing him at the door around 10:30 p.m. attempting to obscure his face, removal of the camera afterward, cell phone records placing Scott’s phone with Matchen after 11 p.m., and traffic camera images of his vehicle. He was arrested, tried, found guilty by a jury after 35 minutes of deliberation, and sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years for Scott’s murder.
Did anyone in Stone Mountain see or hear anything that night that could shed further light on what happened?