Joseph Letrez Brooks, 25, was found dead in his family home on Richbow Road in Horatio, South Carolina on December 4, 2008. Family members discovered him; investigators determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office reported signs of forced entry through the back door sometime between the evening of December 3 and the early morning of December 4, but nothing appeared to have been taken from the residence. With little physical evidence and no witnesses in the sparsely populated area, investigators have said the crime scene yielded few immediate answers. Authorities have theorized Brooks may have known his assailant, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made.

Anyone who knew Joseph, his movements in early December 2008, or who has information about that forced entry is asked to come forward.