Maurice Lamont Fiddermon, 44, was found dead in a field behind a residence on Lankford Highway near Oak Hall, Virginia. A Temperanceville resident, he was discovered unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds on the morning of December 6, 2021; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation as a suspicious death and possible homicide.

Investigators later linked Fiddermon’s death to a series of violent crimes. Gary Joseph Fleig Sr., 46, was arrested and charged in connection with Fiddermon’s killing; an Accomack grand jury indicted Fleig on second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Fleig ultimately pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Fiddermon as part of a broader plea addressing multiple offenses, including another murder, arson, and robbery. At sentencing, Fleig said he shot Fiddermon because he believed Fiddermon had a gun during an argument, a claim that was reported as having no supporting evidence.

Did anyone in Oak Hall or Temperanceville notice anything unusual around Lankford Highway in early December 2021?