On July 30, 2011, 25-year-old Brandon Atkins and 36-year-old John Smith Jr. were found shot to death inside a house in the 3000 block of Waters Road in southeast Atlanta. Authorities described the scene as an apparent home invasion. The motive was not clear and the initial investigation produced more questions than answers.

In the weeks after the killings the Atlanta Police Department asked the public for help. In early September 2011 officers canvassed the Glenrose Heights neighborhood, going door-to-door with fliers that included photos of Atkins and Smith and offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Despite those efforts, the case went cold and there have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects.

Anyone who knew Brandon or who remembers that night or the neighborhood is asked to come forward with information that might finally move this investigation.