Candy Williams, 56, and her 14-year-old granddaughter were found dead at Williams’ home in Elgin, Oregon on December 29, 2020. Both victims had been shot multiple times, and the deaths were treated as a double homicide that deeply affected the small community.

Investigators arrested 54-year-old Gary Otis Mason, identified as Williams’ significant other, after a 911 call from the residence on the night of the killings. Mason made statements to authorities during the investigation in which he said Williams had been suffering and that he had to put her down, and that he had to off the child as well. He later pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and faced sentencing in the case.

The motive beyond Mason’s statements remains a central and disturbing question for the family and town. If anyone knew Candy Williams, her granddaughter, or has information about what led to that night, please come forward.