Virginia Ginny Seward, 80, and her husband Jessie Seward, 81, were found dead at their Beaver Drive home in Sidney Township on the morning of Wednesday, June 26, 2024, after family members reported the couple missing when they did not attend a Tuesday 4-H horse show. The Michigan State Police responded about 9:35 a.m. and determined the deaths were not natural; investigators concluded both were victims of a double homicide.

Jessie’s death certificate lists a single gunshot wound to the head, while Ginny sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

The tight-knit Sheridan community has been left grieving and searching for answers.Has anyone with connections to Sheridan, Sidney Township, or the surrounding area seen or heard anything that could help investigators?