On December 25, 2019, in the village of Cullom, Illinois, Shirley A. Baty Brewer, 48, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head inside her home at 400 block of East Jackson Street. Her 27-year-old son, Christian, and their 51-year-old neighbor, Norman Walker, were also found shot in the head at the scene. Deputies were dispatched after a 911 call placed by Shirley’s husband, Clifford W.

Brewer, who said he awoke to a horrific scene. Officers reported no sign of forced entry, noted a washing machine on a sanitize cycle, and observed that Clifford Brewer’s hands were wet when they entered the residence at about 2:09 a.m. on Christmas morning. Clifford Brewer, then 53, was arrested and charged with six counts of first-degree murder and held on $5 million bond. The killings left the small community of roughly 500 residents stunned.

Did anyone in Cullom see anything unusual that night or have information about the people involved?