James Cole was a 53-year-old bail bondsman from Orlando found shot to death inside his Michigan Street office on April 20, 2018. Family members requested a welfare check after they could not reach him by phone; the Orange County Sheriff’s Office discovered his body at the business. Investigators concluded Cole had been targeted, though the motive was described as unclear at the time.

In the days before his death Cole had signed an $8,000 bail bond for 29-year-old James Arnold, who had a criminal history including armed robbery and aggravated assault. Arnold was arrested on April 21, 2018 for a probation violation, later charged with second-degree murder in connection with Cole’s killing; reports say he had been acting erratically and was found at a residence where he did not live before being linked to the homicide. Cole’s family and the community remembered him as generous and compassionate.

Did anyone in Orlando know Cole or have information about his contacts in the days before April 20, 2018?