Sam Braswell and Elizabeth Baxley, his housekeeper, were murdered in theirhome-- just down the street from Rebecca Grooms. The proximity ofWednesday's events has Grooms on edge. She's afraid something else mighthappen on the same street.
Investigators still don't know what happened here. They do know someonetried to set the house on fire, and that Braswell was supposed to appearin court today to fight charges he molested a 9-year-old boy lastJune.
Principal Faircloth says that's not the message Sam Braswell was allabout. Friends say Braswell was a kind man who loved teaching. He taughtEnglish at Saint Paul's High School for the last 15 years, but spent thelast three months on administrative leave.
Faircloth believes Braswell cared about people, the kids, and the school.Just last Friday, Braswell made the statement he would never do anythingto undermine the school or the students.
Apparently Braswell had his court date moved up so he could prove his innocenceas soon as possible. Police won't say if the indecent liberties case is somehow tied to the murders.
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