Case file 04 · June 9, 2009 · Mooresville, Iredell County
The Unsolved Murder of Matt Stewart
A Mooresville nurse and father of three was killed in Gabriel Estates on June 9, 2009. His wife Angela survived and carried their toddler to safety. Follow the dispatch timestamps, the forensic record, the search for leads and the people who continue to remember him.
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Content note. This case file discusses homicide, firearm injuries and a family’s loss. The linked autopsy contains clinical descriptions.
Case status
Active investigation · latest public police update October 30, 2026
Mooresville Police · 704-664-3311 Anonymous Crime Stoppers · 704-658-9056
Latest police interview and family photographs · See the 2010 composite in the original archive
The case at a glance
- Victim
- Matthew Ryan “Matt” Stewart, 31, nurse at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
- When
- Tuesday, June 9, 2009; first 911 call logged at 12:45:32 a.m.
- Where
- The family home in Gabriel Estates, Mooresville, Iredell County
- Survivor
- His wife, Angela, shot in the arm, escaped with their 2-year-old son. Their 6-year-old daughter slept through it unharmed
- Injuries
- Shot and stabbed; the autopsy describes defensive cuts to both hands
- Leads
- Spree killer Patrick Burris ruled out (July 2009); $11,000 reward; composite sketch (Jan. 2010)
- Today
- Open. Evidence tested in England; no suspect publicly named; police believe Matt was targeted
Where the accounts differ
These conflicts appear across 17 years of reporting. Chapter 2 explains each one.
Inside the case file
Five chapters
Each chapter is its own illustrated page, with photographs, maps and interactive records, and the sources cited in the text.
Matt Stewart and the town he called home
A lifelong Mooresville resident, a nurse at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and the father of three. Before the dispatch log and the autopsy, this is the man his family and friends remember.
The call from Gabriel Estates
The first 911 call was logged at 12:45:32 a.m. on June 9, 2009, and the first officer arrived three minutes and 51 seconds later. It would be nearly two more hours before officers found Matt.
What the medical examiner recorded
Autopsy report A09-821 records six gunshot wounds of two sizes, knife wounds, and cuts to both hands that the examiner called defensive. It also warns that the numbering of the wounds says nothing about their order.
The sketch, the leads and the investigation
Police ruled out the 2009 Gaffney spree killer, offered an $11,000 reward and released a sketch in January 2010. In 2026 the assistant chief said evidence had gone to England for testing and that he believes Matt was targeted.
Unforgotten and the people still looking for answers
Freddie Wilson’s Unforgotten has kept the case in public view since 2018. Seventeen years on, the most useful help is still firsthand information sent to the people who can check it.
By the numbers
The record in four figures
Unsolved for
Case map
Places in the record
The points identify public places, historic sites or civic areas described in the records. Press play to follow the places in order, or select a marker.
Interactive
The evidence board
Chapters run across the middle, people along the top and places along the bottom. Red string marks a connection documented in the case file.
Profiles and records
People in the case
· see the linked source ·
Nurse, husband and father
Matthew Ryan “Matt” Stewart
A lifelong Mooresville resident, Stewart trained as a nurse at Mitchell Community College and worked at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. His family’s obituary recalls the attention he gave his three children and the importance of his faith.
· see the linked source ·
Survivor
Angela “Angel” Stewart
Angela survived a gunshot injury, escaped the home with the toddler and reached a neighbor’s house. She later spoke publicly about her own experience of faith and grief.
· see the linked source ·
Forensic pathologist
P. E. Lantz, M.D.
Lantz signed the medicolegal autopsy report. It documents gunshot and sharp-force injuries and describes cuts on the hands characteristic of defensive injuries.
· see the linked source ·
Mooresville assistant police chief
Jamie Quinn
Quinn recalled responding in 2009. In the October 2026 interview he described continued investigative work and his assessment that Matt was specifically targeted.
· see the linked source ·
Independent documentary producer
Freddie Wilson
Wilson launched Unforgotten in 2018, interviewing relatives, friends, neighbors and specialists. His podcast website collects reporting and publicly available records.
· see the linked source ·
Friend of Matt Stewart
Cornell Harris
Harris shared a photograph from his wedding, where Stewart stood with him as a groomsman, and spoke to WSOC about his memories and his effort to keep Matt’s name in public view.
Evidence and interpretation
What evidence could answer these questions?
Was Matt specifically targeted?
Assistant Chief Quinn said he believes Matt was targeted. The public account leaves the reason open. A corroborated communication or connection could help investigators test selection of the person, household or location.
How did the attacker get inside?
Public reporting describes unauthorized entry. The podcast’s cited report says no forced entry was apparent. Contemporary scene observations or physical records would carry more weight than guesses about a door or window.
What can the physical evidence establish?
The autopsy records measurements and injury types. Case-specific laboratory comparisons, where available to detectives, address different questions from the pathology exam.
Companion podcast
Listen to the case file
Two hosts discuss what the records show and where they leave questions. The narration uses synthetic voices.
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Read the complete episode transcript
Anna. This is North Carolina True Crime. I’m Anna. Today we’re in Mooresville, in Iredell County, to talk about the unsolved killing of Matthew Ryan Stewart. This episode discusses a fatal attack and violence in a family home. We’re going to start with a wedding photograph. When Channel Nine interviewed Cornell Harris in October of twenty twenty-six, he showed them a photograph with Matt, who had stood beside him as a groomsman. Harris remembered a friend who came by to talk about church and about what was happening in their lives.
James. I’m James. Matt was thirty-one, a father of three, and a lifelong Mooresville resident. He went to Mooresville Senior High School, earned a nursing degree at Mitchell Community College, and worked at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. His family’s obituary remembers him as a man who liked to surprise his wife with flowers or a clean house. Friends also remember his faith and his work with young people through his church. Those details tell us why people who knew him have spent so many years asking for answers.
Anna. Just after midnight on June ninth, two thousand nine, someone entered the Stewart home in Mooresville. In the police account Channel Nine reported years later, Matt and his wife Angela were in bed with their toddler, and around twelve thirty she sensed somebody in the room. The person opened fire. Angela was wounded in the arm. She took the toddler to a neighbor’s home and got help. Another child in the house was unharmed. Matt did not survive.
James. The initial WBTV story concentrated on the gunfire, Angela reaching a neighbor, and the police response. Later reports add that Matt was stabbed as well as shot. Assistant Chief Jamie Quinn told Channel Nine that Matt fought back and that police found him in the bathroom. We know the broad sequence from the reports. The precise movements inside the house and the order of every injury are harder to establish from what’s public. We’re leaving those details where the available evidence leaves them.
Anna. How did the investigation begin?
James. The police chief asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to assist. Detectives looked for witnesses and asked anyone who had seen something unusual around midnight to call. WBTV interviewed residents on the day of the killing and found a neighborhood struggling with whether the danger had passed. The people in that first story were living through the first hours of an investigation. They had very little information about what had happened or what it might mean for their own families.
Anna. Then there was a lead that people still bring up. In July, five killings in the Gaffney area of South Carolina drew regional attention. Police explored whether the man authorities linked to those killings, Patrick Burris, might also have been involved in the Stewart case. There was a reason to check. He had been in the broader area, and WBTV reported some overlap with a general description. Investigators looked at the evidence across the cases. Chief Carl Robbins told WBTV in July that they had found no connection. He declined to discuss ballistic results in detail.
James. The two pieces of that reporting deserve to be heard together. The first headline says police were looking at a possibility. The follow-up says what they found. If you read only the first story, you would miss the department’s conclusion. That same distinction matters when an old case has been covered in several different places and new readers come across the stories in a different order.
Anna. By August of two thousand nine, WBTV reported an eleven-thousand-dollar reward assembled by Stewart’s family, Crime Stoppers and the governor’s office. That was the amount reported at the time. In January of two thousand ten, police released a composite sketch. The public appeal gave people something to look at and a place to call. A composite is an investigator’s tool for soliciting leads. It has limits. People may recognize a resemblance, and detectives still have to determine whether the person can actually be connected to the case.
James. On the first anniversary, Robbins told Channel Nine that he wanted people to call even if they thought their information was minor. One neighbor recalled how often she used to see Matt coming home from work or playing outside with his children. A community can know what’s missing from everyday life and still have little idea who caused the loss. The June report said police had made no arrest at that point.
Anna. The story reached a different audience in June of twenty eighteen, when Freddie Wilson began releasing the independent podcast Unforgotten. Wilson had gone to school with one of Matt’s daughters. He interviewed family, friends, neighbors and other people with knowledge of the case. The series also brought in experts to discuss aspects of the record. If you listen to it, you’ll hear the recollections and the questions that came from those conversations. Its interviews are another part of the public record of how people experienced the case and tried to keep attention on it.
James. The most recent police account we reviewed came on October thirtieth, twenty twenty-six. Quinn described years of work involving outside agencies and specialists. He named the F B I, A T F, the Secret Service and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. He also said specialists from the Ontario Provincial Police had assisted and evidence had been sent to England for testing. Channel Nine’s report didn’t identify the items or publish test results. Quinn said police still update the family when there’s something new and have continued working the case since two thousand nine.
Anna. Quinn also said he believed the attacker was targeting Matt. That is his stated assessment. The public account gives no established motive and no evidence that identifies who carried out the attack. When Channel Nine asked if police had identified a suspect, Quinn said the department had not named him publicly. His reply leaves open what investigators may know. The public status is clear on the facts we can check. The homicide was still unsolved in that report, and police had announced no arrest.
James. What does it mean for the family to have an investigation still moving after seventeen years? It means that when there is information, police say the family hears about it. It also means that years of effort have yet to bring the answer people hoped to have. Harris told Channel Nine that he had made it his mission to keep Matt’s name alive. He talks about him as the person from church and the friend from his wedding photo. That’s a fuller way to remember someone than a list of case details can ever give us.
Anna. There’s an important difference between the question investigators are working and the question a prosecutor would eventually have to answer. Quinn drew that distinction in the October interview. A working lead can direct another interview or another review of evidence. A prosecution would have to connect admissible evidence to an individual and prove the case in court. The public appeal asks anyone with information to help investigators build that record. It gives no basis for listeners to assign blame to anybody connected to Matt or his family.
Anna. If you have firsthand information, you can call the Mooresville Police Department at seven oh four, six six four, three three one one, and ask for the investigators handling Matthew Stewart’s homicide. It can help to say what you remember, when you remember it happening, and whether you saw it yourself. The case page links the original WBTV coverage, the October twenty twenty-six Channel Nine interview, Matt’s obituary and Freddie Wilson’s Unforgotten series. I’m Anna.
James. And I’m James. Thank you for listening to North Carolina True Crime, and for remembering Matthew Ryan Stewart.
Original series and press files
The Unforgotten archive
Freddie Wilson’s independent series is the largest public collection of material on the case. This guide preserves the order and dates in the published feed. Episode descriptions summarize the producer’s material. Claims in interviews and commentary carry the weight of their underlying sources.
Unforgotten website · Listen on Apple Podcasts · Original Audioboom RSS feed
All 25 published feed entries
Season 1 · 5 items
- S1 Ep1: 44 Minutes After Midnight2018-06-09 · Season 1 · 26:04Interviews local reporters Megan Sprague and Jonathan Weaver and Matt’s oldest daughter Hannah Stewart. Considers a contemporaneous account from a neighbor who helped after the attack.
- S1 Ep2: In The Woods2018-07-07 · Season 1 · 28:54Pastor Matthew Bollinger, musician Andy Squyres and Matt’s sister share recollections. A neighbor remembers hearing her dog bark. These are retrospective recollections, and the sound has no established connection to the killing.
- S1 Ep3: Crazy Like An Ambush2018-08-04 · Season 1 · 27:09Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman and forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek discuss their readings of the autopsy. Pastor Byron Wicker and an unnamed family member are interviewed. The experts are documentary commentators.
- S1 Ep4: Big Country2018-09-01 · Season 1 · 30:39Wilson revisits the Patrick Tracy Burris comparison with a former deputy and a former neighbor. WBTV’s July 2009 report records police saying they found no connection between Burris and Stewart’s death.
- S1 Ep5: Out of the Darkness2018-10-07 · Season 1 · 38:10Former FBI profiler Mark Safarik discusses the autopsy. Childhood friend Cornell Harris, an unnamed family friend, a next-door neighbor and former reporter Jonathan Weaver also appear. Distinguish expert interpretation, individual recollection and reporting.
Season 2 · 7 items
- S2 Ep1: The Third Circle2019-02-24 · Season 2 · 32:41Cold-case advocate Sheryl McCollum discusses media attention. A former hospital supervisor recalls Matt at work. Wilson recounts a telephone conversation with a family member.
- S2 Ep2: Shephard Hill2019-03-31 · Season 2 · 26:49Wilson and Steve visit Gabriel Estates. The host tracks down a former television journalist and contacts a former neighbor who recalls a late-night knock.
- S2 Ep3: Mirror Image2019-04-30 · Season 2 · 35:10Former neighbor Danielle describes her recollections of June 9, 2009, including a knock at her door. The source is her interview and does not identify Stewart’s assailant.
- S2 Ep4: Doorway2019-05-26 · Season 2 · 25:52Wilson discusses a historical family disagreement and interviews a neighbor about the night of the killing. Family history and witness recollection do not establish culpability.
- S2 Ep5: In Confidence2019-08-25 · Season 2 · 31:31A former neighbor recalls conditions near his home that night. A family acquaintance recounts events after the murder. Preserve any anonymity and attribute recollections.
- S2 Ep6: The Hutch & The Headboard2019-09-30 · Season 2 · 32:10Wilson reports that two firearms were given to police in 2019. The episode also includes an acquaintance using a pseudonym, a coworker and a cousin. No official public ballistics match is established by the notes.
- S2 Ep7: Learn To Let Go2019-12-02 · Season 2 · 48:08Wilson describes attempts to obtain a formal interview with a pseudonymous source and revisits an early interview with a neighbor. Dr. Carole Lieberman comments on a public 2017 video. Show assertions about investigative attention or conduct do not establish a charge or a finding.
Season 3 · 1 items
- S3 Ep1: Deadbolt2026-06-09 · Season 3 · 54:59Seventeenth-anniversary installment with two friends. Wilson examines a 2025 public sermon, a 2021 interview in which a former detective described his own role, and a social-media comment. These are public statements discussed by the host, not official findings.
Teasers, updates and bonus items · 12 items
- UNFORGOTTEN: Teaser2018-06-06 · Feed extra · 0:46Original series teaser introducing the 2009 homicide and interview-based format.
- Q & A #12018-08-27 · Feed extra · 13:22Listener questions with Steve, the forum’s founder or moderator. A companion discussion rather than an evidence source.
- Q & A #22018-09-08 · Feed extra · 29:44Steve and Wilson take listener questions about the location and the night of the killing. Forum questions and interpretations are not evidence.
- Q & A #32018-09-18 · Feed extra · 19:05Additional listener Q&A with Steve. The original show notes flag audio quality.
- Reflections2018-11-04 · Feed extra · 31:44Season 1 retrospective with Steve discussing forum posts and plans for season 2.
- Q&A: The Third Circle2019-03-11 · Feed extra · 23:10Follow-up audience questions about season 2’s premiere, including Wilson’s account of the call, department news, and a separate hospital news story. No connection between those institutional stories and the homicide is established.
- Q&A: Shephard Hill2019-04-28 · Feed extra · 14:35Steve and Wilson answer audience questions after Shephard Hill.
- Q&A: Mirror Image / Doorway2019-06-24 · Feed extra · 17:00Joint listener Q&A about Mirror Image and Doorway.
- Q&A: In Confidence2019-09-25 · Feed extra · 16:41Listener Q&A following In Confidence.
- Q&A: Lucy2019-10-23 · Feed extra · 22:35Follow-up discussion with the person presented as Lucy, a former family acquaintance featured in season 2. The pseudonym is retained and recollections remain attributed.
- Revelations2020-09-01 · Feed extra · 38:22Wilson and Steve discuss forum posts and say another podcast plans to cover the case. Feed date September 1, 2020 UTC (September 1 Eastern).
- UNFORGOTTEN Teaser2026-05-18 · Feed extra · 0:46Short announcement of the June 9, 2026 episode.
Documents and additional pages
- /about · Case narrative with reproduced incident report, dispatch log, autopsy, links to contemporary news, a composite and two public accounts.
- /news · 35 press links from 2009 through 2018, including historical newspaper scans.
- /media · 14 linked media items including contemporary television, related podcasts, interviews, church testimony and an artist crowdfunding page.
- /files · 37-page X PDF and 24:24 recorded June 2, 2018 Savannah interview with Hannah Stewart.
- /evolution · Freddie Wilson’s explanation of how the show’s focus changed, with a 6:01 excerpt of the June 2018 interview with Hannah.
The case overview links the incident form, two pages of the computer-aided dispatch printout and the 11-page autopsy. The files page contains additional interview and correspondence material selected by the producer. The public dispatch excerpts and the autopsy are evidence of what those records say. Interviews and private correspondence are attributed material.
Press index
Browse all 35 indexed press entries
Dates follow the original index except where the surviving clipping establishes a different publication date. Several older entries remain available only as listings, clippings or through newspaper archives. Where reporting changed, the chapters rely on the dated source and subsequent correction.
- Podcast creator surprised at responseMooresville Tribune · 2018-07-30Follow-up on Wilson’s response to interest in the new podcast. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Podcast revisits unsolved 2009 Mooresville killingMooresville Tribune · 2018-06-11Contemporary coverage of the podcast launch and its public-awareness aim. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Retiring police captain looks back fondly on 27 yearsMooresville Tribune · 2016-10Retirement profile of Mooresville Police Capt. Adrian Burks. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Most-prominent unsolved crimes have MPD baffledMooresville Tribune · 2012-09-10Stewart’s death appears in broader coverage of unresolved Mooresville crimes. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Murder Remains a PuzzleMooresville Tribune · 2012-06-21Newspaper clipping on the investigation three years after the killing. publisher-hosted source scan.
- A Special Day (Poem by Matt’s Grandmother)Charlotte Observer · 2012-03-13A remembrance poem by Stewart’s grandmother. Context about grief and memory. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Murder Still Baffles Two Years OnStatesville Record & Landmark · 2011-06-11Two-year follow-up reports that Mooresville police were still seeking leads. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- 1 Year Later, Police Search For Leads In Mooresville MurderWSOC-TV · 2010-06-09One-year anniversary. Police had made no arrest and asked the public for additional information. Publisher link or archive.
- Police ‘cautiously optimistic’ now that they have suspect sketch in handMooresville Tribune · 2010-01-08Police said the newly released composite did not necessarily constitute a major break. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Mooresville Police released a sketchCharlotte Observer · 2010-01-06Contemporaneous notice of the composite release, preserved as a scan. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Police release sketch of murder suspectStatesville Record & Landmark · 2010-01-06Contemporaneous newspaper coverage of the composite release. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Police release sketch of murder suspectWBTV · 2010-01-05Police released a composite and reported a then-current $11,000 reward. Publisher link or archive.
- Murder probe lacks ‘key’ tipMooresville Tribune · 2009-12-12Six-month follow-up on the search for a useful tip. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Mooresville Police seek help solving murderSalisbury Post · 2009-12-01Listed as an early appeal from police for information. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Reward brings tips, but no solid leadsMooresville Tribune · 2009-08-27Follow-up on public tips after announcement of the reward. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Agencies offer $11k reward in murder caseMooresville Tribune · 2009-08-21Coverage of the historical pooled reward. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Reward increased in Mooresville murder caseWCNC · 2009-08-20Contemporary television segment on the increased reward. Publisher link or archive.
- Mooresville man was stabbed as well as shot, autopsy showsMooresville Tribune · 2009-07-29Covers the autopsy’s finding of gunshot and sharp-force injuries. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Autopsy: Murder victim shot, stabbedStatesville Record & Landmark · 2009-07-28Independent reporting on the autopsy’s gunshot and sharp-force findings. publisher-hosted source scan.
- No connection between Mooresville homicide and spree killer, police sayWBTV · 2009-07-14Reports Mooresville police saying they found no connection to Patrick Tracy Burris. Publisher link or archive.
- Mixup allowed SC serial killer to go freeNews & Record · 2009-07-13Burris corrections and release background. This does not establish a Stewart connection. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Mooresville’s possible connection to the Gaffney serial killerWMBF News · 2009-07Coverage of an early possible lead. Mooresville police later reported no connection. Index listing; publisher copy unavailable in review.
- Killer Suspect May Have Links to 6th SlayingShelby Star · 2009-07-11An early headline about a possibility investigators considered. Index listing; publisher copy unavailable in review.
- Police probe if serial killer Burris committed Iredell slayingWinston-Salem Journal · 2009-07-10Contemporary reporting on whether investigators were examining Burris as a potential lead. publisher page loads; article body availability varies.
- Police: Someone has key to killingStatesville Record & Landmark · 2009-06-18Early coverage of detectives’ appeal for information. publisher-hosted source scan.
- One Week Later Shooting Still UnresolvedMooresville Tribune · 2009-06-17The indexed date differs from the June 17 date in the original link. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Matt Stewart ObituaryMooresville Tribune · 2009-06-12The obituary is available through the alternate publication link. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Clues Still Scarce In Fatal Shooting, Police SayMooresville Tribune · 2009-06-12Early reporting on the limited information police released. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Murder investigation puzzles Mooresville policeWBTV · 2009-06-11Contemporaneous WBTV coverage. The original indexed link has a working publisher equivalent. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Mooresville Police probe man’s murderSalisbury Post · 2009-07-11The index lists this as early Salisbury Post coverage. The article date could not be confirmed. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Police perplexed by Mooresville murderWBTV · 2009-06-10Reports the widow’s escape and an interview with neighbor Mike Lawson. The article description and body differ on how many children were home. Publisher link or archive.
- Man killed in apparent home invasionStatesville Record & Landmark · 2009-06-10Early print coverage framed the event as an apparent home invasion. publisher-hosted source scan.
- Local Man, 31, Shot and Killed in Home InvasionMooresville Tribune · 2009-06-10The original link indicates June 10, although the index lists July 10. Alternate archive or related source linked.
- Husband shot to death inside Mooresville homeWBTV · 2009-06-09Same-day report identifies Stewart, Gabriel Estates, his wife’s injury and SBI involvement. Publisher link or archive.
- Father Killed In Home InvasionWCNC · 2009-06-09First-day WCNC coverage. The original related-media page links the television upload. Alternate archive or related source linked.
Related interviews, podcasts and video
Browse 14 media links
- Hell and Gone Murder Line: Matthew Stewart Hell and Gone Murder Line · 2026-03-12
- The Hope of His Calling | Angel Whitlow RiverLife Fellowship · 2025-07-27
- Ep 175 Matt Stewart Interview with Freddie Wilson Crack House Chronicles · 2023-11-04
- Ep. 174 Who Murdered Matt Stewart? Crack House Chronicles · 2023-11-03
- Strange & Unexplained: Who Murdered Matt Stewart True Crime Guys · 2023-09-18
- Matt Stewart Unresolved · 2021-07-02
- Episode 16: Manpire Attactor and Fake Newstons Dear Friends and Dead Ends · 2021-05-28
- Who Killed You? – The Unsolved Murder of Matt Stewart Dropping Wisdom With Santos · 2021-04-07
- Ep 74: Update from Freddie Wilson-Creator/Host of the Popular Podcast- Unforgotten Appetite for Discussion · 2020-09-04
- Ep 54 Freddie Wilson-Unforgotten Podcast Appetite for Discussion · 2019-11-04
- Jesus I Believe: Angel’s Story – The Lead Actor’s Story Of Trusting During Tragedy Big Daddy Weave · 2017-10-23
- Andy Squyres “Cherry Blossoms” Album Kickstarter Video Andy Squyres · 2013-11-13
- Reward Increased for Mooresville Murder Case WCNC · 2009-08-20
- Father killed in home invasion WCNC · 2009-06-09
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The record
Sources
- WSOC, Erika Jackson, Oct. 30, 2026 interview with Mooresville Assistant Chief Jamie Quinn and Cornell Harris
- WBTV, David Whisenant, June 9, 2009
- WBTV, June 12, 2009 investigative update
- Family obituary published in the Charlotte Observer, June 12, 2009
- WBTV, July 14, 2009 report that police ruled out a proposed link
- WBTV, Aug. 20, 2009 reward announcement
- WBTV, Jan. 5, 2010 police sketch announcement
- WSOC, June 9, 2010 first anniversary and Chief Carl Robbins appeal
- Mooresville–South Iredell Chamber of Commerce, local Crime Stoppers listing
- Town of Mooresville, Town Voice April 2025 municipal contacts
- N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, Cold Case Investigation Team
- Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, public site and directions
- Duke Health, history of its Mooresville hospital
- Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Central Mooresville
- Central UMC public-address map
- National Center for Education Statistics, Mooresville High School
- Mooresville High School public map coordinates
- TopoQuest, USGS-based Mooresville populated place
- WBTV, June 11, 2009: neighbor Mike Lawson, the standoff and the children
- Family obituary, Mooresville Tribune, June 12, 2009
- Medicolegal autopsy report A09-821, P. E. Lantz, M.D., July 15, 2009 (clinical content)
- Unforgotten case page: incident form, dispatch printout and composite
- Fox Carolina, 2024 retrospective on the 2009 Cherokee County, S.C., killings
- WFAE, April 2025: Duke Health buys Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
- News of Davidson, June 15, 2018: Unforgotten launch release
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