Overview

• Hatcher broke his silence in a Sept. 9 video thanking fans and confirming he will keep making music and performing.
• He plans to pick back up with a previously scheduled slate, with nearly a dozen shows listed through the end of the year on his website.
• Police say 62-year-old Holly Hatcher was fatally stabbed at home on Aug. 3, and her husband, Michael, was wounded.
• Michael Hatcher retrieved a handgun and fatally shot the intruder, identified as 41-year-old Kevin Moses Walker, which authorities described as self-defense.
• Investigators called the attack highly unusual and apparently random, noting Walker had no known violent history, bought a knife and camping gear days earlier, rented a nearby campsite, and left his car abandoned.