In the quiet community of Oakwood, Georgia, a grim discovery was made on Valentine's Day in 2022. Firefighters, responding to a blaze at a home on Meadow Drive in the early morning hours, found the body of 68-year-old Andrew Donaldson inside. The initial belief that the man, a male resident of the home, had perished in the fire took a dark turn as investigators began to piece together the events of that tragic day.
An autopsy soon revealed a more sinister cause of death; Andrew Donaldson
had been shot. This critical finding shifted the focus of the investigation from a fatal house fire to a homicide. Authorities came to believe that the fire was intentionally set in an effort to conceal the shooting and destroy any potential evidence left at the scene. The quiet suburban street was now the center of a murder investigation, as law enforcement worked to uncover who would have wanted to harm the elderly man.
The investigation quickly led authorities to a suspect, someone unexpectedly close to the victim. Andrew Donaldson's grandson, 29-year-old Lorenzo Moss of Wisconsin, was identified as the alleged perpetrator. Investigators believe that Moss traveled from his home state of Wisconsin to Georgia, though the exact reason for his trip remained unclear. Within two days of the discovery of his grandfather's body, U.S. Marshals located and arrested Lorenzo Moss in Brown Deer, Wisconsin.
Following his arrest, Lorenzo Moss was charged with malice murder in connection with the death of his grandfather, Andrew Donaldson. Authorities announced that further charges could be pending as the investigation continued to unfold. The shocking nature of the crime, a grandson accused of killing his own grandfather and then attempting to cover his tracks with a devastating fire, left the community searching for answers.
