Royal is originally from Titusville, FL. He came to NC by train from Charleston, SC. His father, picked him up and brought him to the residence on Ridgecrest Street on Monday, Sept. 5th, 2005. On Tuesday, his father said he left for work about 8:30pm, and his son was at the residence with his fathers roommate. The roommate said he took Ronnie to a store for beer, and they returned to the residence. The roommate said he went to bed about 9pm, and Ronnie was still there. When his father returned to the residence around 2am, Ronnie was not at the residence