MUS-2026-0397
Archive card
MUS-2026-0397
Homicide
- Incident
- 2009
- Indexed
- Oct 22, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- See coverage below
- Location
- Mooresville NC
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Matthew Stewart, 31, a nurse and father of three, was beaten and shot inside his Mooresville home in the early hours of June 9, 2009. His wife escaped through a window with their toddler and was herself shot in the arm. There were no signs of forced entry and no arrests were ever made. The case is the subject of the UNFORGOTTEN podcast and a Hell and Gone episode.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2009
Matthew Stewart, 31, is beaten and shot inside his Mooresville home in the early hours of June 9; his wife escapes through a window with their toddler and is shot in the arm.
- 2026
No arrests have ever been made. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
31, born Matthew Stewart, nurse and father of three. Beaten and shot inside his Mooresville home in the early hours of June 9, 2009.
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Investigating agency
Where tips go.
No single investigating agency is named in the public reporting we indexed. Start with the coverage links below; if you know something, contact law enforcement in the jurisdiction where it happened.
Coverage
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