A well-liked gas station clerk in Hickory, North Carolina, was found dead after being reported missing, with deputies saying she was allegedly killed by a registered sex offender. Robin Doyle, 58, had not been seen since 27 July, and when officers went to her home the following day she was not there, prompting a missing persons investigation by the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.

Doyle was last seen by a family member on 27 July before being reported missing the next day. Her body was subsequently discovered, and the case is being investigated in connection with a registered sex offender, according to deputies. Further details of the case, including the suspect's identity and the exact circumstances of her death, had not been fully disclosed at the time of reporting.