A double homicide in Memphis: 15-year-old Syquavius Hoyett was found dead on August 21, 2023, after an Endangered Child Alert had been issued when he went missing on August 16. His grandmother and legal guardian, 49-year-old Anneria Turman, was found shot in the back of the head in a wooded area on August 17, prompting the search for Syquavius.

Investigators arrested Turman’s boyfriend, 41-year-old Herman Hollins-Brown, on August 19 in connection with Turman’s killing. After Syquavius’s body was located, charges against Hollins-Brown were updated to include first-degree murder for the teenager; he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse and held without bond. A witness told police Hollins-Brown forced them at gunpoint to help move and dispose of the bodies, saying do what I tell you to, or you will be the third body.

If anyone knew Syquavius, his movements between August 16 and August 21, or saw anything suspicious around the family’s residence or the wooded area, please come forward with information.