Oscar Rubio, a 48-year-old Hispanic man, was found shot to death inside his home on Green Acres Drive Extension in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, on May 11, 2023. His girlfriend discovered him; he had been shot three times, once in the head and twice in the chest. Evidence indicated a violent struggle on the front porch and in the yard before his body was dragged back inside.

Neighbors said Rubio and the next-door neighbor, 43-year-old former police officer Justin Rawlins Moody, had recent disputes that may have involved money Rubio had loaned Moody. When deputies first contacted Moody, he was initially uncooperative and later exhibited unusual behavior, at one point claiming to be God and saying he could hear others’ thoughts. A search warrant for Moody’s home reportedly turned up the gun used in the killing, blood-spattered pants, boots matching a bloody footprint from the scene, keys to Rubio’s vehicle, thousands of dollars in cash, and a funeral pamphlet with RIP Oscar and you should love your neighbor written on it.

Justin Rawlins Moody pleaded guilty to murder shortly before his Greenwood County trial and was sentenced in October 2024 to 34 years in prison, with no parole eligibility under South Carolina law. Does anyone have additional information about Rubio’s life in Ware Shoals or about the disputes between him and Moody?