Coroner Rules Death of Auburn Grad Whitney Robeson a Homicide; Boyfriend's Father Charged
The Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner’s Office has officially ruled the death of 22-year-old Whitney Robeson a homicide, determining her cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest that injured her left lung, heart, and aorta. Robeson, a recent Auburn University graduate who had just begun a job as a trade consultant for Restoration Hardware, was found dead in a home in Trussville, Alabama, on March 7. Although the coroner classified the shooting as accidental, Jeffrey Scott Towers, the father of Robeson’s boyfriend, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the incident. Towers’ attorneys maintain his innocence, stating he has no criminal history and is an upstanding citizen. Details regarding how the alleged accidental shooting occurred remain unclear. This ruling marks a significant development in the two-month-old case, transitioning the investigation from a tragic accident to a criminal matter involving manslaughter charges against the 54-year-old defendant.
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