Eve Carson

On March 5, 2008, the body of 21-year-old college student Eve Marie Carson was found at the intersection of Hillcrest Circle and Hillcrest Drive in Chapel Hill, N.C. Eve had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including a shotgun blast to the head. The victim's car was later found at a location roughly one mile from the location of her body.
Investigators soon learned that someone had used Eve's bank card to withdraw money from her account. An image of the suspect was released to the public and, shortly thereafter, investigators arrested 17-year-old Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. and 21-year-old Demario James Atwater.
On March 11, 2008, both men were charged with first-degree murder. Four months later, in July 2008, police filed additional charges against the two men, including first-degree kidnapping, armed robbery, felonious larceny and felonious possession of stolen goods. Atwater was charged with two additional counts, including possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
In October 2008, Atwater was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving the carjacking of Eve Carson.

The Orange County District Attorney recently announced that he is planning to seek the death penalty against Atwater on the murder and kidnapping charges. Because of his age at the time of the murder, co-defendant Laurence Lovette is not eligible for the death penalty.
The two men's trials are set to begin in November 2009.