Gracie Nash, 39: Disappeared In 1983 Weeks Before Her Brother's Murder

This is a wild story that begins with Gracie Nash's brother breaking up with his girlfriend & ends with murder and a missing woman.

The twists and turns of this story read as if they were plucked out of best-selling fiction. However, the disappearance of 39-year-old Gracie Nash from Austin, Texas, and all of the components leading up to it are unbelievably etched in truth. This case doesn't begin with Gracie, but with her family and the chaos that ensued from 1983 to 1984. In May 1983, Gracie's brother, Melvin Davis, known affectionately as "Butch," decided it was time to break up with his girlfriend, Naomi Easley. That catalyst would spark Easley's 10-month attack on the family—and the story ended in shootings, missing people, and death.

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A Family Is Under Attack For Months

Following their breakup, Melvin soon incurred the wrath of his ex. Easley reportedly did her best to get Melvin fired from his job and threatened him with a gun, to which he disarmed her. Things escalated to the point that police needed to be called during an altercation. When authorities arrived, it was reported that they found her with a butcher knife and a firearm. Further, Melvin wasn't the only person that Easley targeted; he lived with his brother, John Henry Davis Jr., for 15 years, and John found himself on the receiving end of Easley's reported madness.