In late summer 2017 a badly decomposed body found along a tree line near Spanish Town Park in Baton Rouge triggered a months-long identification effort. Police were alerted on August 21 to human remains at Spanish Town Road and 14th Street, east of Interstate 110. The body’s condition prevented immediate ID.

On October 20, 2017, investigators announced the victim was 57-year-old Kermit Hamilton of Earl Gros Avenue, whose home in the Tigerland area was miles from where his body was found. The autopsy found multiple broken bones and blunt force trauma; investigators described the injuries as consistent with being struck by a vehicle and termed the death a probable hit-and-run. No vehicle or person of interest was publicly identified and no arrests were announced.

Does anyone have information about Hamilton’s movements in August 2017 or remember seeing anything near Spanish Town Road and 14th Street around August 21?