Amber Dawn Compton, 35, was found dead inside her home in Vansant, Virginia, on Saturday, October 22, 2022. A mother of three and seven months pregnant, her cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies responded to a missing-person call just before 10 p.m. that night and discovered her body. The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted at the scene.

Investigators focused on Amber’s boyfriend, 38-year-old Dustin Barret Owens of Vansant. Evidence and statements collected early in the inquiry led to an arrest warrant; Owens was located and taken into custody without incident in the early hours of Sunday, October 23, 2022. He was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Haysi. Both Amber and Owens worked for the Virginia Department of Corrections at Keen Mountain Correctional Facility, where Amber was employed as a registered nurse. Authorities say Owens was the father of Amber’s unborn child and have indicated they believe they know a motive but have not released details while the investigation continues.

Does anyone in the Vansant or Keen Mountain communities have information about Amber’s last known movements or the relationship between Amber and Owens?