Robert Montgomery was 30 and running a janitorial business in Columbia, South Carolina, when he was abducted on January 13, 1993. Two men who had escaped from a jail in Clayton, Alabama — Thomas Treshawn Ivey and Vincent Neuman — encountered Montgomery downtown, forced him into his own truck, and drove him to a rural area in Orangeburg County. There, Ivey shot Montgomery in the head and chest; hunters later discovered Montgomery’s body and the two fugitives fled in his vehicle.

Investigators identified Ivey and Neuman; Neuman testified that Ivey was the shooter and provided a detailed account of the kidnapping and killing. Ivey was arrested and later convicted of Montgomery’s murder; Neuman received a life sentence for his role in the crimes.