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Post by Graveyardbride on Jan 24, 2015 10:51:51 GMT -5
New Details Released in 2013 Murder of Nancy HarveyLEXINGTON, N.C. – Davidson County Sheriff David Grice has released new details in the murder of the owner of Atlanta Car Co. in Lexington, who was found dead in her business off Old US Highway 52, Friday, January 25, 2013. Grice announced Thursday that the family was upping the reward in their loved one's death to $100,000. Amie Grubert, Harvey's daughter-in-law, told The Dispatch last week of the increase from $10,000 in an effort to find her mother-in-law's killer. The family hopes the reward will result in information authorities need to make an arrest.
It was a cold, snowy day that 52-year-old Nancy Harvey was discovered dead in her business and deputies were confronted with a horrendous crime scene. Autopsy revealed Harvey's legs were tied using zip ties and there was a bag over her head with a zip tie around her neck. The said that "apparently bleach had been poured over the body and around the office," and her ankles were tied. The medical examiner found multiple blunt trauma essentially from the face to the upper thighs. Dr. Clay Nichols concluded Harvey died of asphyxiation.
"The people who initially came to the business to open up discovered that it had been entered and discovered a person was in the back room," Grice said. "Initially, they did not know it was Nancy. They thought it was another employee who had … gone out to Nancy's house to see if she was still at home." He said detectives have diligently worked on the investigation since the woman's body was found. He explained the sheriff's office will continue to use all resources available to obtain justice for Harvey and her family. "The focus of this investigation has narrowed over the past few months and we have always felt that the motive for this crime was a robbery of cash assets at the business," he added. "Nancy Harvey was a strong-willed woman who apparently refused to submit to this robbery. We are going to do everything we can to bring justice."
Grice declined to comment on how the case has "narrowed,” but said detectives "glean" from the autopsy report that Harvey tried to defend herself. "There is indication that she was possibly even assaulted physically prior to her demise," he said. "It tends to make me think she was somewhat tortured before she died."
The sheriff said his agency has good reason to believe Harvey was forced inside the business. He said the inception of the incident may have been the night before closing time. "The nature of the business was such that Ms. Harvey utilized a lot of cash," he remarked. "We feel like someone felt like she was a good target for (cash)."
Grice confirmed the sheriff's office has received some good leads that did not pan out. He hopes the reward will generate more. He said the reward is the largest he's ever heard of being offered in the Davidson County.
He insisted the murder investigation was not a cold case because the case had never been abandoned. "It's been two years, but it's not a cold case," the sheriff asserted. "Any homicide that's unsolved is always theoretically open."
Grice declined to comment on suspects and said deputies often have conversations with the Harvey family. He said the death has impacted the family, including Ms. Harvey’s grandchildren.
Amie Grubert still cannot understand why someone killed her mother-in-law because she wasn’t aware of Ms. Harvey’s having any enemies. She released a letter in September 2014 to the killer in which she said the person "selfishly" took her mother-in-law's life and called the killer a "coward." Last week, Grubert said, "Every day is like it just happened again. It's been two years."
The family is planning a vigil at 6 p.m. Sunday at Atlanta Car Co. in Ms. Harvey’s honor.
Sheriff Grice encourages anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office at (336) 242-2105. Citizens can ask for Det. Lt. Kevin Johnson or Det. Sam Rabon. Tips can also be reported anonymously to Lexington Area Crimestoppers at (336) 243-2400.
Source: Darrick Ignasiak, The Dispatch, January 22, 2015.
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Post by smalltowngirl on Jun 3, 2015 16:25:56 GMT -5
thoughts on this anyone?
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Post by Joanna on Jun 3, 2015 18:06:54 GMT -5
Whoever did it went there with the intention of doing harm because they wouldn't have been carrying zip-ties, otherwise. Even if they found the zip-ties on the premises, robbers usually want to grab the money and leave as soon as possible, so why take the time to tie up the woman before killing her?
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Post by smalltowngirl on Jun 3, 2015 18:58:24 GMT -5
Whoever did it went there with the intention of doing harm because they wouldn't have been carrying zip-ties, otherwise. Even if they found the zip-ties on the premises, robbers usually want to grab the money and leave as soon as possible, so why take the time to tie up the woman before killing her? I agree since her car was found several blocks away from the company. With $100k out there, why isn't anyone coming forward with something? The family barely says anything & isn't doing much to keep it alive it seems. |
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Post by Sam on Jun 3, 2015 21:10:15 GMT -5
I have my doubts that robbery was the motive. She was a used car dealer and some folks take things personally. If someone felt cheated, they could have decided to get even and I think that the police should have looked at that possibility.
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Post by Kate on Jun 5, 2015 0:32:42 GMT -5
Did you know this woman, or some member of her family? Like Sam, I don't believe that robbery was the motive and she could have been killed by an unhappy customer, even if it happened years ago. I bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon over 10 years ago and I still don't speak to the person who sold it to me.
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Post by smalltowngirl on Jun 5, 2015 8:16:20 GMT -5
Did you know this woman, or some member of her family? Like Sam, I don't believe that robbery was the motive and she could have been killed by an unhappy customer, even if it happened years ago. I bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon over 10 years ago and I still don't speak to the person who sold it to me. I don't believe robbery was the motive at all. Nancy was #8 of 9 children. The rest of her family, besides her son, live in Texas. She visited TX 2 weeks prior to her murder and had mentioned to family she felt like she was being followed back home. She always packed a gun. Always. I can't grasp why her vehicle was found several blocks or so away from the dealership. Was she lured there? I agree 100% she was a target. Zip-Ties, bleach, torture? It was personal. Who and why? There's a lot of family that needs closer. |
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Post by pat on Jun 5, 2015 17:50:18 GMT -5
Did you know this woman, or some member of her family? Like Sam, I don't believe that robbery was the motive and she could have been killed by an unhappy customer, even if it happened years ago. I bought a used car that turned out to be a lemon over 10 years ago and I still don't speak to the person who sold it to me. I don't believe robbery was the motive at all. Nancy was #8 of 9 children. The rest of her family, besides her son, live in Texas. She visited TX 2 weeks prior to her murder and had mentioned to family she felt like she was being followed back home. She always packed a gun. Always. I can't grasp why her vehicle was found several blocks or so away from the dealership. Was she lured there? I agree 100% she was a target. Zip-Ties, bleach, torture? It was personal. Who and why? There's a lot of family that needs closer.
If someone was following her, that's more proof that the motive wasn't robbery, at least not in my opinion. Has anyone considered that it might be a member of her family in NC?
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Post by Sam on Jun 6, 2015 3:58:51 GMT -5
I think that the police should be investigating family members. I'm not saying that one of them did it, but one of them could have hired somebody else to either rob the woman or kill her so that they could inherit whatever she left. In cases where a family member is involved, it's usually an inlaw or a grand child or other young family member and they're usually male. I'd be looking at son-in-laws and grand-children and those who benefitted from her death.
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Post by natalie on Jun 12, 2015 12:32:08 GMT -5
Yes, whoever did this had a personal vendetta against her, or they would not have tortured her in such a manner, so I doubt it was some Joe Schmo. The family member theory sounds pretty plausible, Sam.
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Post by madeline on Jun 12, 2015 13:27:20 GMT -5
Yes, whoever did this had a personal vendetta against her, or they would not have tortured her in such a manner, so I doubt it was some Joe Schmo. The family member theory sounds pretty plausible, Sam.
I agree. Even if some family members are offering a huge reward doesn't mean another family member didn't either kill her, or arrange for her to be killed. Maybe she was tortured to get her to divulge information that someone wanted. I started to say that maybe they were trying to force her to sign a new will, but you need witnesses when signing a will, so unless her killers were going to be the witnesses, that wouldn't have worked.
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