In the quiet town of Adamsville, Alabama, a tragedy unfolded on December 3, 2022, that ended the life of 46-year-old Wendy Johnson Patellaro. A white female, Patellaro was fatally shot inside an auto repair shop on Veterans Memorial Drive. The incident prompted an investigation by the Adamsville Police Department, which quickly led to an arrest in connection with the shooting.
Responding to a call on that Saturday morning, police discovered Patellaro deceased at the scene from a gunshot
wound. Following interviews with three individuals, authorities arrested Amy Stocks of Adamsville and charged her with one count of intentional murder. Stocks was subsequently booked into the Jefferson County jail.
Details regarding the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting, the relationship between Patellaro and Stocks, and a potential motive have not been widely publicized. However, a later public record from Jefferson County, dated October 3, 2025, shows Amy Michel Stocks, with the same date of birth, booked on a charge of reckless manslaughter. This suggests a possible amendment to the initial murder charge, though the specific reasons for this change are not detailed in the available information. The 2025 record indicates that Stocks, a white female, was 47 years old at the time of that booking.
