On a tragic day in Fairfield, Alabama, the lives of a mother and her son were cut short in a brutal act of violence that continues to haunt their family and community. Tavaris Varis Honor, a 23-year-old Black male, and his mother, Catherine “Mrs. Cat” Honor, were found deceased on June 3, 2019, in their home on 57th Street. The grim discovery marked a devastating chapter for a family that had already endured immense heartbreak; another of Catherine’s sons had been murdered in the very
same house in 2016.
The investigation into the double homicide of Tavaris and Catherine Honor has been fraught with challenges and has yielded no arrests or publicly identified suspects. The case, which was initially handled by the Fairfield Police Department, has languished, leaving a family desperate for answers. A relative of the victims has spoken out about the pain of not knowing who is responsible for the deaths of her loved ones and the frustration of a stalled investigation.
Compounding the family's grief is the fact that the original lead detective on the case retired in 2019, the same year as the murders. Later that year, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office assumed law enforcement responsibilities for the city of Fairfield. However, a statement from the sheriff's office revealed that they were never formally requested to take over the investigation into the Honor family's double homicide. This transition appears to have left the case in a state of limbo, with no clear path forward to justice for Tavaris and Catherine.
The community and the remaining family members are left to grapple with the unsolved nature of this tragedy. The home on 57th Street, once a place of family life, is now a stark reminder of the violence that has twice visited the Honor family. With no suspects apprehended and the investigation at a standstill, the hope for closure remains a distant and painful uncertainty.
