08 March 2019 :

A Wake County jury unanimously sentenced Seaga Gillard, 30, Black, to death. On the night she was shot, 22-year-old April Holland was advertising her services as a prostitute in the former America’s Best Value Inn near Crabtree Valley Mall, and her boyfriend, Dwayne Garvey, was aiding the business. They were shot to death in December 2016. Prosecutors brought testimony from multiple other women who said Holland and Garvey were targeted for robbery by Gillard and his co-defendant Brandon Hill, all while advertising for sex work on websites.