In the quiet community of Chapmanville, West Virginia, a welfare check on a Monday morning in early March of 2024 led to a grim discovery at a residence on Garretts Fork Road. Inside the home, authorities found the bodies of 42-year-old Amber Yvonne Adkins, a White female, and a man identified as 43-year-old Charles Ray Adkins. The discovery of the two deceased individuals immediately prompted a death investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
As investigators began to piece together the circumstances surrounding the two deaths, details emerged suggesting a violent end to their lives. The West Virginia State Police announced that they were treating the case as a possible murder-suicide. Amber Yvonne Adkins was described in one report as having been "lost to gun violence."
An official determination on the manner of both deaths is pending further investigation.
Amber, born on September 9, 1981, in Logan, West Virginia, was a mother to two sons. Her obituary noted her enjoyment of simple pleasures like listening to music, working on puzzles, and watching movies. As the investigation into the double death continues, no arrests have been announced, with the primary theory remaining that the incident was a murder-suicide.
