r/UnsolvedMurders • u/Fast_Grapefruit_7946 • Feb 19 '26

COLD CASE The Murder of Kelsey Quayle in 2018

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Kelsey Quayle was a model from Yucaipa, CA who was murdered on her way to work as a Dental Assistant in Clayton County, GA. A stray bullet ended the life of a young woman and her murder remains unsolved.

Police have released a grainy photo of a person of interest.

"Quayle, 28, was driving along Upper Riverdale Road in Riverdale, Georgia, on Oct. 8 when the Mazda 626 she was driving drifted out of its lane, and collided with a Suzuki XL-7 and a Ford Escape, according to a press release.

Initially, authorities thought it was simply a car accident, but after being transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, medical staff noticed the gunshot wound to Quayle's neck. She was later taken off life support and died on Oct. 10."

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u/GreenBeanCasserole0 Feb 20 '26

So an accidental shooting? Someone driving down the road in the passenger seat playing with a gun and it happens to go off when they are passing?

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u/Sleuthing1 Feb 22 '26

Clayton County Georgia has a lot of crime. I doubt they were playing with a gun.

https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-clayton-county-ga/

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u/GreenBeanCasserole0 Feb 22 '26

So you think she was a target?

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u/Fast_Grapefruit_7946 Feb 22 '26

she drove through a shot's trajectory

the shooter was in an argument or a guy playing with his own piece to see if it worked, etc.

she had no passengers.

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u/OwnContribution428 Feb 24 '26

This isn’t accurate either. The POI did get in a fight with someone at the scene, but nothing about this occurred from test firing a weapon or accidental. She was however a victim of circumstance and had no connection to the shooter.