In the quiet town of Acworth, New Hampshire, the life of a young woman named Carrie Hicks, a 25-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically cut short on a cold winter day. On February 24, 2007, she was found deceased, resting on a couch in a home located at 146 Beryl Mountain Road. The cause of her death was determined to be two gunshot wounds to her left temple, a grim discovery that led the medical examiner to rule her death a homicide.
The home where Carrie's body was discovered
belonged to a man named Wayne Ring. In a perplexing turn of events, Ring was also found at the scene with a single gunshot wound to his head. However, his injury was not fatal, and he survived. It was noted that Carrie had been staying at Ring's residence, but their relationship was not of a romantic nature. The circumstances that led to this violent incident inside the house remain unclear.
A friend of Wayne Ring, John Smeltzer, was the one who stumbled upon the horrific scene and immediately alerted the authorities. According to Smeltzer, Ring had previously mentioned thoughts of suicide, adding another layer of complexity to the investigation. A handgun was recovered from the residence, but it has not been determined who fired the weapon that ended Carrie's life and injured Ring.
Despite the years that have passed since this tragedy, no arrests have been made in connection with the death of Carrie Hicks. Her case remains an unsolved homicide, a lingering mystery in the small New Hampshire town. Investigators have pursued leads over time, but a significant breakthrough has yet to be made. The question of what truly transpired inside Wayne Ring's home on that fateful day remains unanswered, leaving a community searching for justice and a family grappling with an unresolved loss.
