In the quiet community of Locust Fork, Alabama, a grim discovery was made on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, that shattered the local peace. Inside a home, authorities found the bodies of 43-year-old Gary Randolph 'Sam' Hazelrig and 36-year-old Rasha Breann Sherrer. The male victim, Mr. Hazelrig, had been subjected to a brutal assault, having sustained ten gunshot wounds and significant blunt-force trauma to his head. Ms.
Sherrer had been killed by a single, contact gunshot wound to the back of her head. Their deaths marked the beginning of a complex investigation into a double homicide that was rooted in a violent robbery.
The events that led to the two deaths began to unfold in the pre-dawn hours of September 14, 2015. Three men, identified as William Lane Bosner, Paul Mason Trull, and Cody Dooley, descended upon Hazelrig's residence with the intent to rob him. During the commission of this crime, the situation escalated tragically. The trio not only murdered Hazelrig and Sherrer but also plundered the home, making off with a chilling assortment of items that included firearms, cellular phones, cash, drugs, various household goods, and even a four-wheeler. The perpetrators used a sawed-off shotgun and. 22-caliber rifles in the commission of their crimes.
The ensuing investigation by law enforcement led them to the three suspects. In the face of the evidence against them, each of the accused met a different judicial fate. Cody Dooley chose to cooperate with prosecutors, entering guilty pleas to two counts of intentional murder. In exchange for his testimony against his co-conspirators, he was handed two concurrent 50-year prison sentences. Paul Mason Trull faced a jury and was convicted in March 2017 of the felony murders of both victims, resulting in a sentence of 75 years of imprisonment for each murder. The final suspect, William Lane Bosner, was also tried by a jury and convicted of the capital murders of both Hazelrig and Sherrer. For his role in the heinous crimes, he received two sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
