Vigil honors murder victims
Published 5:02 pm Tuesday, July 17, 2012
He said it makes him sad sometimes to think about his dad and that he wants to know what happened to his father, “really bad.”
Following the vigil Davis said the last 10 years have been a roller coaster of emotions. She said she’s gone through grief, then anger and even laughter about the good times she had with her son. Davis raised Cunard alone, saying she still feels guilt over moving him to Campobello about 30 years ago from Atlanta. She said she decided to move when the Atlanta child murders were occurring and Atlanta in general was ridden with crime. She said she remembers thinking she just wanted to raise her son in a safe place where they could watch the grass grow.
“And he was murdered in Campobello,” she said.
Davis also spoke of what a sweet and loving person her son was, with a wonderful personality.
“He gave me mother’s day and father’s day gifts,” Davis said of her son. “I told my husband last night it’s been more emotional this year than any year. It’s unreal it’s been unsolved. It’s scary. I could be in the grocery store and the murderer could be standing in line with me.”
Cunard and McGraw were found murdered at Cunard’s home located at 1190 Dickson Road in Campobello on July 16, 2002. McGraw’s vehicle was found later that night burning on Old Ballenger Road in Greenville County.
Cunard’s wife, Janice, had been shopping and came home to find her husband and McGraw. According to the police report, Zachary Cunard was found on the floor and McGraw was found on the couch, both deceased with multiple gunshot wounds.
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Detective William Gary said he has three 5-inch binders of files on the case and a lot of work has been done in the last 10 years. Gary said at least two people went inside Cunard’s residence on the night of the murder and investigators think the crime happened quickly.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
“If you know something, call Crimestoppers,” Davis pleaded. “Somebody had to pick them up from that location.”