James Powell, a 74-year-old U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and former local business owner, was found fatally shot alongside his wife, Delet Powell, at their Union Grove, North Carolina, home on January 21, 2005. Authorities described the killings as a targeted double homicide that shocked the rural community and devastated the couple’s family, including their daughter Reponda Smith.

For more than a year the case remained unsolved while investigators conducted hundreds of interviews and collected forensic evidence. In July 2006 ballistics linked the Powells’ murders to the September 2005 shooting deaths of Don and Sue Barker in nearby Statesville; the same firearm was confirmed in both double homicides. That connection focused attention on Barbara Ann Evans, a 65-year-old woman from Statesville who was acquainted with both couples. Evans was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder after investigators say they found the murder weapon during a search of her home. Her attorney pointed to her lack of a criminal record and the absence of an established motive, and Evans has maintained her innocence.

Did anyone in the Union Grove or Statesville area know the Powells or the Barkers well enough to recall details that haven’t been shared publicly?