In the summer of 2019, a mother and her son were tragically killed in Fairfield, Alabama, a case that continues to leave a family searching for answers. On June 3, 2019, 48-year-old Catherine Honor Liddell and her 23-year-old son, Tavaris Glen Honor, were found deceased at their home. The pair were victims of a double homicide, having both sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
The discovery sent shockwaves through their community and left their family devastated.
An obituary for Catherine announced funeral services to be held on June 12, 2019, at Love Fellowship Christian Center, with her burial at Oakland Memorial Gardens. A similar notice was published for her son, Tavaris, with services held concurrently. The public outpouring of grief was evident in the online condolences left for the family, expressing sorrow for the terrible tragedy.
In the years following the killings, the investigation into their deaths has seemingly stalled, with no arrests made and no suspects publicly identified. The case is now considered a cold case. The Fairfield Police Department initially handled the investigation. However, a few months after the murders, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office took over law enforcement duties for the city. It has been reported that the Fairfield Police Department did not request that the sheriff's office take over this specific investigation, a detail that has left the family feeling that the case fell through the cracks during the transition.
The pain for the family is compounded by the fact that this was not the first time tragedy had struck at that same residence. Another of Catherine's sons had been murdered at the house in 2016. The family continues to hope for justice for Catherine and Tavaris, but for now, their murders remain unsolved, a painful and lingering mystery for their loved ones and the Fairfield community.
