Ayanna Munne Maertens Griffin, 18, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Ntombo Joel Bianda, were found fatally shot on the morning of February 8, 2020. Their bodies were discovered in the median of U.S. Route 58 near Turbeville in rural Halifax County, Virginia, next to a silver Nissan Maxima. Both had graduated from Northwest High School and were reportedly traveling to Danville to visit a friend.

Virginia State Police investigators determined that an 18-year-old from Alexandria, Mohamed Aly, had been in the car with Ayanna and Joel. Aly confessed to shooting both from the back seat and leaving their bodies at the roadside. He was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and related firearm charges, later pleading guilty and receiving life sentences.

If anyone knew Ayanna or Joel, or has information about why they were in that remote area, please come forward.