In the early morning hours of June 20, 2014, a vehicle parked at Henderson Avenue and Good Hope Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was found with a male inside who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Joshua Edward Dibert, a Cape Girardeau resident born in Mansfield, Ohio. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after police were called just before 2:30 a.m.

Dibert worked as a carpenter and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. His parents are Gary and Kathy. The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad was activated to investigate; detectives canvassed the area and conducted interviews but the squad was deactivated a few days later. At the time of those reports no suspects were in custody and no motive had been announced.

Anyone with information about what happened to Joshua that night in Cape Girardeau is asked to come forward.