Dejuan Henry, 37, of Sacramento, California, died on September 25, 2019. Born December 28, 1981, his death was reported as not due to natural causes and prompted a criminal investigation by the Sacramento Police Department.

Investigators developed suspects and arrests followed. Charges in the case included murder, and the matter proceeded through criminal court where jurors returned verdicts that held the perpetrators accountable. Family and friends gathered to mourn Henry and the case drew sustained local attention.

The motive and the precise events that led to his death were presented during the trial as part of the prosecution’s case; the defense challenged those accounts.