Frederick Donald Swiger Sr., 70, and his son were killed during the early morning hours of July 26, 2013, while making their regular newspaper deliveries on Locust Avenue in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The pair had no known connection to a dispute inside a nearby residence; police described them as innocent bystanders who arrived at the worst possible moment around 4:30 a.m.

Investigators say Sidney Arthur Muller went to the house to confront Christopher Hart and Todd Russell Amos over a drug debt. Testimony reported that a struggle over a handgun inside the home ended with Muller shooting Hart and Amos. As Muller left the residence he encountered the Swigers and shot both father and son, killing them. Hart’s mother reportedly identified Muller at the scene, and Muller was located and arrested that morning after police circulated information about him and his vehicle.

Muller later pleaded guilty in Harrison County Circuit Court to two counts of first-degree murder for the Swigers and two counts of second-degree murder for Hart and Amos. Sentences were imposed under a plea agreement. The Swigers were longtime local newspaper carriers who had delivered together seven days a week for about three decades; the community held vigils and a joint funeral for them.

Did anyone along the Locust Avenue route remember the Swigers or see anything unusual that predawn on July 26, 2013?