Christopher Lathrop, a 42-year-old white man from Edgefield County, was found dead in woods off Deep Step Road on a Sunday evening in September 2022 after a hunter discovered his body. The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office determined he had not died of natural causes; an autopsy later confirmed multiple gunshot wounds to his neck and arms.

Investigators focused on two nearby neighbors, 19-year-old William Patrick Edward Barfield and 20-year-old Devon Raye Brock, after learning the three men had been together the day before Lathrop was found. Authorities allege Barfield and Brock lured Lathrop to the remote location. Within about twenty-four hours both men were arrested; officers say they recovered the suspected murder weapon at Brock’s home and the vehicle believed used in the crime from Barfield’s family. Both were charged with murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Are there readers who knew Christopher or who have information about his movements in the days before he was killed?