Laura Phelps Hess, 46, was found dead in her Lynchburg, Virginia, home on August 1, 2014, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities investigated and charged her teenage son, Joshua Phelps, with her murder. Reports describe the arrest as coming from within the family, a fact that intensified shock in the neighborhood and among friends.

The community waited for more information as the matter proceeded through the courts.

If anyone knew Laura or has information about her last days or about Joshua Phelps’s whereabouts around August 1, 2014, please come forward with what you remember.