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Case Description
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In the fall of 2019, the life of 30-year-old Melissa Lanny Pelton was tragically cut short in Troy, Alabama. On the night of October 24th, law enforcement responded to a call at the Poplar Hills Mobile Home Park. Inside her residence, they discovered Pelton, who had been fatally shot. The grim discovery was made even more distressing by the fact that the violent act had occurred in the presence of her young child.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect, Michael Deramus Walker Sr., who ...Read More
Victim Details

Melissa Lanny Pelton

Female

Black / African American

Troy

AL

2019-10-24

30

Melissa

Lanny Pelton

Yes

03/11/2026