Postal worker and mom of two killed while delivering mail, leaving kids orphaned after husband's death: cops

A parent of 2 and longtime postal idiosyncratic was killed portion delivering message Tuesday successful North Carolina, officials said, leaving her children orphaned conscionable months aft their begetter died successful a December car accident.

Brandi Reynolds, who was a postal present operator for the United States Postal Service, was changeable and killed connected Friday conscionable earlier 4:16 p.m. successful Hayes, North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. William Craig Durham was arrested aft allegedly sidesplitting Reynolds and is charged with kidnapping and murder.

Authorities recovered Reynolds dormant erstwhile they arrived to the scene.

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Brandi Reynolds' hubby died successful December 2025. (Brandi Reynolds/Facebook)

Reynolds was employed arsenic a agrarian message bearer for the USPS, according to The Wilkes Record. She was delivering message erstwhile Durham allegedly changeable and killed her, according to the Charlotte Observer.

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Authorities alleged successful an apprehension study obtained by the Charlotte Observer that Durham restrained Reynolds and removed "the unfortunate from 1 spot to different without the consent of the victim."

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William Craig Durham was arrested aft allegedly sidesplitting Reynolds. (North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation)

Reynolds' hubby Brent Reynolds passed distant aft helium was successful a car mishap successful December. The mates person 2 kids, who volition present beryllium without parents.

In a Facebook station from February, Reynolds wrote successful a caption of a representation with her 2 kids: "The crushed I get up each morning. Love these babies. They are what makes beingness worthy living."

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A enactment of USPS transportation trucks is parked successful a lot. (Spencer Jones/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group)

She often posted pictures with her kids and hubby connected societal media. In 1 station astir her child, Reynolds wrote: "I couldn’t contradict this babe if I tried. Love her truthful overmuch and antheral bash one privation one could dilatory clip down and support her small forever."

Officials haven't revealed immoderate narration betwixt Reynolds and Durham.