North Carolina postal worker killed delivering mail, leaving kids orphaned
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A mother of two and longtime postal worker was killed Tuesday while delivering mail in North Carolina, orphaning her children just months after their father died in a December car crash, authorities said.
Brandi Reynolds, a mail delivery driver for the United States Postal Service, was shot and killed in Hayes, North Carolina, just before 4:16 p.m. Friday, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. William Craig Durham was arrested for allegedly killing Reynolds and is charged with kidnapping and murder.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they found Reynolds dead.
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Brandi Reynolds’ husband died in December 2025. (Brandi Reynolds/Facebook)
Reynolds worked as a rural mail carrier for the USPS. Wilkes Register. He was allegedly delivering mail when Durham shot and killed him. Charlotte Observer.
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Authorities alleged in an arrest report obtained by the Charlotte Observer that Durham restrained Reynolds and “transported the victim from one location to another without the victim’s consent.”
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William Craig Durham was arrested for allegedly killing Reynolds. (North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation)
Reynolds’ husband, Brent Reynolds, passed away after being involved in a car accident in December. The couple has two children who will no longer have parents.
In a February Facebook post, Reynolds wrote in the caption of a photo of herself with her two children: “The reason I get up every morning. I love these babies. They are what make life worth living.”
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A row of USPS delivery trucks are parked. (Spencer Jones/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group)
He often posted photos with his children and wife on social media. In a post about her child, Reynolds wrote: “I couldn’t deny this baby even if I tried. I love him so much I wish I could slow down time and keep him little forever.”
Authorities have not disclosed any relationship between Reynolds and Durham.
