Governor Offers Reward: Information Gaston County Double Homicide

Raleigh -- Press Release North Carolina Governor Apr 24, 2020: Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Brenda Henson, age 68, and Robert Metcalfe, age 47.

On April 4, 2018, Henson and Metcalfe were the victims of a brutal homicide. Their bodies were discovered at Henson’s residence located at 2511 Mary Avenue, Gastonia. Henson’s daughter last spoke to her mother on April 3, 2018, at 11:47 p.m. When she went to the residence on April 4, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., she discovered the murdered victims, who suffered multiple stab wounds.

Anyone with information about this case should contact the Gastonia Police Department at (704) 866-6882, Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at (704) 861-8000 or the State Bureau of Investigation at (919) 662-4500.