OUTRAGE: Beloved teacher murdered by home intruder — while she begged 911 dispatchers for help

January 5, 2026

From the New York Post: A beloved North Carolina science teacher was killed by a career criminal home intruder while she was on the phone with 911, begging for help.

Zoe Welsh, a teacher of 20 years, was found with life-threatening injuries after police were called to a burglary at her Raleigh, NC, home early Saturday, police said in a statement.

Welsh phoned 911 to report an intruder was in her house and, while she was on the phone with dispatchers, her attacker began to assault her, police said.

The mom was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries.

The desperate 911 call came in at 6:33 a.m. on Saturday. But it was too late.

The man arrested for her murder, Ryan Camacho, 36, has a lengthy criminal record, including at least two dozen prior arrests, and escaping from a prison in Salisbury, NC in 2021.

Only last month, a Wake County judge had dismissed a separate “breaking and entering” case against Camacho, finding him “incapable” of standing trial.

In that case, the assistant district attorney tried to have Camacho voluntarily committed, but the court denied that request, ABC11 reported.

Ryan Camacho broke into Zoe Welsh’s Raleigh home Saturday morning and killed her. He had an extensive criminal record with more than 20 arrests. Just last month, breaking-and-entering charges were dismissed after a ‘mental competency exam’. He should not have been free. #ncpol… pic.twitter.com/JlKtHIvmBJ

— Nick Craig (@nicholasmcraig) January 5, 2026

Zoe Welsh was just m*rdered at her home in NC allegedly by Ryan Camacho who has over 20 prior arrests and a long criminal history.

Just a few weeks ago prosecutors asked to have Ryan committed but Judge Louis Meyer (D) REFUSED and released him.

Now an innocent woman is dead.… pic.twitter.com/vP1mUpQMtz

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 4, 2026