Wallace Truman Edge was a 75-year-old man living in the small city of Uvalda in Toombs County, Georgia. He had a long and complex history with his former wife, Grace Edge. Though they had been divorced for more than a decade, they had maintained an intermittent, on-again, off-again relationship for many years. That dynamic changed in 2026 when Wallace began a new chapter in his life, starting a relationship with a younger woman named Pamela Cook.
The afternoon of Monday, October 19,
2026, was quiet inside a trailer home on the 100 block of McNatt Falls Road. Wallace was there with his 40-year-old girlfriend, Pamela, and her 55-year-old mother, Diane Cook. At approximately 2:19 p.m., the tranquility was shattered. According to authorities, Wallace’s ex-wife, 76-year-old Grace Edge, entered the residence and, without any preceding argument or warning, opened fire with a handgun.
As the shots rang out, a frantic Diane Cook dialed 911. In the harrowing recorded call, she conveyed the terrifying suddenness of the attack to the dispatcher. “She just come in start shooting,” Diane said, confirming that no argument had taken place. During the call, Diane herself was struck by a bullet, sustaining a gunshot wound to her arm.
Deputies from the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the scene. Inside the home, they discovered a tragedy. Wallace Truman Edge and Pamela Cook had been shot a combined total of four times. Both were pronounced dead at the scene from their injuries. Paramedics attended to Diane Cook, whose wound was determined to be non-life-threatening. The violent deaths of two people in this quiet corner of south Georgia sent a shockwave through the community.
Investigators quickly zeroed in on Grace Edge as a person of interest. Toombs County Sheriff Jordan Kight later explained the background that led to the violence. He revealed that while the Edges had a long history, Wallace’s new relationship appeared to be the catalyst. “Mr. Edge had started dating Pamela, and it appears that based on information we received that Grace was not accepting of the situation,” Sheriff Kight told reporters. The sheriff also noted that law enforcement was familiar with the former couple; over the years, deputies had responded to dozens of domestic dispute calls involving them, although no arrests had ever been made in any of the prior incidents.
In a surprising turn, Grace Edge did not flee after the shooting. Instead, she reportedly drove directly from the residence on McNatt Falls Road to the Toombs County Sheriff’s Office and surrendered to authorities. She was taken into custody without further incident.
Following her arrest, Grace Edge was charged with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and three counts of aggravated assault for the deaths of Wallace Edge and Pamela Cook and the wounding of Diane Cook. She was booked into the Toombs County Detention Center to await her first appearance before a judge.
The case against Grace Edge is proceeding through the Toombs County judicial system. As of late October 2026, she remained in custody pending further legal hearings. The community was left to mourn the loss of Wallace Edge and Pamela Cook, whose lives were cut short in a sudden act of violence that authorities believe was born from a long and troubled history.
