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Suspect charged in death of postal worker abducted on her route in North Carolina – mother of two Brandi Reynolds, 35, was murdered six months after the death of her husband

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7ce649138335bb6aabe04916cbca22d wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Recently widowed USPS letter carrier&comma; Brandi Reynolds&comma; 35&comma; was abducted along her route and shot dead in Wilkes County&comma; NC&comma; on Friday&comma; June 26 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70d33cd7b506f1eff5451873a8270bd5 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Ex-con William Craig Durham&comma; 56&comma; has been charged with<strong> first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping <&sol;strong>in Reynolds&&num;8217&semi; death <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38d6efb347bc55866652a6ca59e53029 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Ch<strong>arging documents allege Durham restrained and <&sol;strong>kidnapped Brandi Reynolds&comma; &&num;8220&semi;for the purpose of terrorizing&&num;8221&semi; her and &&num;8220&semi;did of malice aforethought kill and murder&&num;8221&semi; her <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d779de14c4e50a6af03f9f2fb41f748 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;230505&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Her two children are now orphaned because her husband died in a car crash in December 2025<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;07&sol;William-Durham-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-499889" style&equals;"aspect-ratio&colon;1&period;0374408232759764&semi;width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>William Craig Durham&comma; 56&comma; has been arrested in the kidnap and shooting death of a USPS letter in North Carolina&comma; who was abducted on her route on Friday afternoon&period; Durham has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A suspect has been charged in the death of a United States Postal Service letter carrier who was murdered while delivering mail on her rural North Carolina route&comma; authorities said&period;<br>Brandi Reynolds&comma; a 35-year-old mother of two&comma; was shot and found dead by responding officers in Wilkes County&comma; North Carolina&period;<br>The incident unfolded in the afternoon on Friday&comma; June 26&comma; while she was on her route&comma; according to the United States Postal Inspection Service&period; <br>William Craig Durham&comma; 56&comma; was subsequently arrested in connection with the deadly shooting and has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping&comma; court records show&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;07&sol;Brandi-Reynolds-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-499897" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The charging documents allege that Durham restrained and kidnapped mother-of-two Brandi Reynolds&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; &&num;8220&semi;for the purpose of terrorizing&&num;8221&semi; her and &&num;8220&semi;did of malice aforethought kill and murder&&num;8221&semi; her&period; Her two children are now orphaned because her husband died in December 2025<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The charging documents state that Durham restrained and kidnapped Reynolds &&num;8220&semi;for the purpose of terrorizing&&num;8221&semi; her and &&num;8220&semi;did of malice aforethought kill and murder&&num;8221&semi; her&comma; according to a court filing&period; <br>Authorities in North Carolina have not divulged if and any connection between the victim and suspect nor released any or an alleged motive <br>Durham who made his initial court appearance on Monday is being held without bond&period; The judge noted that Durham has a &&num;8220&semi;significant criminal record&comma;&&num;8221&semi; as court filing show that his priors include convictions for second-degree kidnapping and possession of a firearm by a felon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;07&sol;Brandi-Reynolds-with-husband-Brent-Reynolds-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-499900" style&equals;"width&colon;837px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Brandi Reynolds with husband Brent Reynolds who preceded in death by months having died in a car crash in December&period; Their two young children are left orphaned&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Brandi Reynolds is survived by two daughters&period; Her husband Brent Reynolds preceded in death by months&comma; having died in a car crash in December 2025&period; Their two young children are left orphaned&period;<br>The multi-agency investigation being conducted jointly by the United States Postal Inspection Service&comma; the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office&comma; and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation remains active&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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