Garfen Neville, a 38-year-old Black man from Baton Rouge, was killed on September 27, 2011. His death was ruled a homicide and is described in a court document as an apparent failed narcotics transaction. Neville had worked as a confidential informant for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and was serving as a key witness between two federal trials when he was murdered.

No public announcements of suspects or arrests have been made, and the case remains listed among unsolved homicides in Louisiana. If anyone knew Neville, his movements that day, or has information about the transaction described as failed, come forward and share what you know.