From Fox News: The mother of an aspiring country star died in a home invasion stabbing in the family’s home in Virginia’s historic Shenandoah Valley before his father, who was also injured in the attack, grabbed a handgun and fatally shot the attacker, according to local authorities.
The intruder killed Holly Hatcher, a 62-year-old former teacher, before her husband, Michael Hatcher, 65, fired the fatal shot around midnight on Sunday, Aug. 3. Their 31-year-old son Spencer Hatcher, an up-and-coming country crooner, canceled several upcoming shows as his family deals with his mother’s death.
“Speaking personally, this is 31 years in law enforcement for me, I have never seen anything like this in my entire career, just the way the unusual, unique and just crazy situation that this turned out to be,” Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said in a video posted to the department’s Facebook page.
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office identified the deceased suspect as 41-year-old Kevin Moses Walker of Pikesville, Maryland, who had no known criminal history, violent or otherwise, aside from a bizarre car crash just two days before the home invasion.
Just two days prior to the deadly attack, Walker had purchased a sleeping bag and a large knife at a Walmart.
When he invaded the Hatcher home, Walker fatally stabbed Holly Hatcher with the knife, then engaged in a “life-and-death fight” with Michael Hatcher. Hatcher fought for his life, they ended up in the driveway, where Hatcher was able to retrieve a loaded pistol from his vehicle. He then killed Walker with just one shot.
Spencer Hatcher posted a statement on his Instagram page:
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Country singer Spencer Hatcher is mourning the loss of his beloved mother, Holly, a well-respected teacher in Virginia. She was brutally killed during a home invasion in early August 💔 >> https://t.co/6qHNoFygld pic.twitter.com/kDHU26UyHk
— Country Rebel (@CountryRebelCo) August 11, 2025
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The mother of farmer-turned-country singer Spencer Hatcher died in what the sheriff is calling a ‘just crazy’ home invasion stabbing in her Shenandoah Valley home before his father, who was also injured, fatally shot the intruder. https://t.co/mvGYaqizIV
— Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) August 11, 2025
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