When a quiet Thanksgiving Day morning is shattered by a senseless murder of a wildlife resources officer, the question isn’t what happened, it’s which of two brothers actually pulled the trigger?
ADDITIONAL PHOTO SOURCES
Lloyd Mayse
Source: Officer Down Memorial Page: Lloyd O’Neil Mayse.
Samuel Faison
Source: Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison acquitted in officer’s slaying.
Episode Source Material
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- The Smithfield Times: Isle of Wright grand jury indicts 12. By Staff. Published July 16, 1980. Accessed March 19, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Charlotte Observer: Wildlife Officer, Man Die in Shootout; Suspect Jailed. By Staff. Published November 28, 1980. Accessed March 13, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Hickory Daily Record: Man Faces Charges In Deaths Of Brother, Game Warden. By staff. Published November 28, 1980. Accessed March 14, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Greensboro Record: Friends: Warden diligent, ‘sharp.’ By staff. Published November 29, 1980. Accessed March 14, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Greensboro Record: Guns, badge found in pond. By staff. Published November 29, 1980. Accessed March 14, 2026 via newspapers.com.
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- News and Record: Slain Game Warden Was Well-Liked, Diligent Worker. By staff. Published November 29, 1980. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Asheville Citizen-Times: Hearing Scheduled In Warden Death. By staff. Published November 30, 1980. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Game warden’s death reflects pressures of law enforcement. By staff. Published December 3, 1980. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Investigators ordered not to discuss facts of N’ampton shooting. By staff. Published December 5, 1980. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Murder suspect to be released. By Tom Fortner. Published December 19, 1980. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison indicted. By staff. Published January 14, 1981. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Charlotte Observer: N.C. Commission To Honor Officer. By Tom Higgins. Published January 25, 1981. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Asheville Citizen-Times: Man Charged With Murder. By staff. Published February 15, 1981. Accessed March 15, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Winston-Salem Journal: Deputy Says Faison Admitted Taking $34. By staff. Published May 15, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Herald-Sun: Chemist Testifies In Murder Case. By staff. Published May 16, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Greensboro Record: State near end of case. By staff. Published May 16, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison murder trial enters second week. By Tom Fortner. Published May 18, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The High Point Enterprise: Homicide Suspect Testifies Brother Killed Officer. By staff. Published May 19, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- News and Record: Faison Changes His Story As Murder Trial Continues. By staff. Published May 20, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- News and Record: Bizarre Behavior Caused By Shock? By staff. Published May 21, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison acquitted in officer’s slaying. By Tom Fortner. Published May 22, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Winston-Salem Journal: Jury Clears Man in Death Of N.C. Wildlife Officer. By staff. Published May 22, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- News and Record: Jury Acquits Faison In Shooting. By staff. Published May 22, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Herald-Sun: Acquitted Man Hails Verdict As ‘Work Of Lord.’ By staff. Published May 23, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The News and Observer: Jury indicts acquitted man. By staff. Published August 6, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Samuel Faison sought on lesser charges. By staff. Published August 19, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison arrested in Portsmouth. By staff. Published August 26, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison still in Va. jail. By staff. Published November 11, 1981. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Justia: Moehring v. Commonwealth. Published April 30, 1982. Accessed March 19, 2026.
- Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald: Faison freed of charges brought in death of wildlife officer. By staff. Published June 17, 1983. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Suffolk News-Herald: Holiday is grim reminder for two men. By staff. Published November 23, 1989. Accessed March 19, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Salisbury Post: Monument honors ten former Wildlife employees. By staff. Published November 5, 1998. Accessed March 17, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA Virginia Deaths 1912-2014: Samuel Allen Faison Death Certificate. Via ancestry.com.
- Find A Grave: Samuel Allan Faison
- U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Births Death File, 1850-2022: Samuel Allan Faison Air Force Record. Via ancestry.com.
- Officer Down Memorial Page: Lloyd O’Neil Mayse.
- Find A Grave: Sergeant Lloyd Oneil “Neil” Mayse
- Obituary: Lloyd O. Mayse. Published November 29, 1980. Accessed via newspapers.com.
- U.S. Social Security Application and Claims Index 1936-2007: Samuel Allen Faison. Via Ancestry.com.
- Samuel Allan Faison Marriage Certificate. December 1975. Via Virginia, US Marriage Records 1936-2014, ancestry.com.
- Samuel Allan Faison Divorce Certificate. September 1988. Via Virginia, US Marriage Records 1936-2014, ancestry.com.
- Rocky Mount Telegram: Ralph Faison Obituary. Published September 11, 1962. Accessed August 14, 2026. Via newspapers.com.