Jackie Skelton, 66, of Tarboro, North Carolina, was found shot to death on September 6, 2018, alongside her husband Gary Skelton during a welfare check at their rural home in Leggett. Both victims were discovered on the couple’s property; Gary Skelton was the mayor of nearby Leggett.

Within hours investigators arrested three people. Keith Earl Williams, 25, of Tarboro, was charged with first-degree murder; his record includes prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and felony possession of a firearm by a felon. Mitchell Brinson, 18, of Tarboro, was also charged with first-degree murder. Dakeithia Nesha Andrews, 30, of Rocky Mount, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. All three were held without bond at the Edgecombe County Jail and the investigation remained ongoing.

The motive has not been made public. Does anyone have information about the Skeltons, their activities that week, or the area around Leggett that could help explain what happened?