Bertha Crabtree, 71, was found dead in her Cleveland, Virginia home on February 4, 2014, the result of a gunshot wound. Investigators later arrested her husband, Jack Randall Crabtree, and he was initially charged with second-degree murder. A Russell County grand jury returned an indictment for first-degree murder.

At trial, Jack Randall Crabtree was convicted of second-degree murder and subsequently incarcerated. In April 2023, after serving more than nine years, the 77-year-old was denied parole; an appeal to the Fourth Circuit was also dismissed.

Anyone who knew Bertha or had contact with the Crabtrees around February 2014, or who has information about the events leading to her death, is asked to come forward.