Debbie Collier was last seen alive at a Family Dollar store buying a strange list of items including a refillable torch lighter and a tarp.
, the Georgia mom who was found dead and severely burned in a ravine earlier this month, was last seen alive at a Family Dollar store buying a refillable torch lighter and a tarp, authorities revealed on Monday.
“In the video, [Collier] appears to be calm and not in fear of anything,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement to The Daily Beast, noting that the trip lasted about 14 minutes. “All video footage obtained from the store and surrounding businesses reflect that [Collier] was alone in the van at the time she visited the store.”
It is not immediately clear how Collier died, though authorities are treating the case as a homicide—and haveas her Venmo message seemed to suggest. They have also ruled out that it was suicide and noted in an incident report that they believe the case is drug-related in some way. Bearden told police her mother “did not have any history of mental health issues and denied any suicidal tendencies,” the incident report states. “She also stated that her mother had a bad back, and couldn't have walked far.”