Viola Pearl Neal, 83, was found murdered in her home in Gaston, South Carolina. Investigators determined she had been stabbed 27 times and shot in the back of the head; her house had been set on fire, and the scene was described as an apparent robbery gone wrong. Two people, 44-year-old Anne Louise Gordon and 30-year-old Paul Edward Anderson, were taken into custody and charged with murder, burglary, armed robbery and arson. Authorities say the killings were allegedly done to fuel a drug habit and that Gordon was identified as a possible mastermind.

The pair have also been linked to the killing of 66-year-old L.H. Tindall in nearby Swansea, whose death similarly involved a gunshot to the back of the head and a house fire, and to as many as three dozen burglaries in the Gaston and Swansea areas. The Lexington County Sheriff announced the office would seek the death penalty because of the brutality and that the murders occurred during the commission of another felony.

Does anyone have information about Viola Neal, her last known movements, or the neighborhood around her home?