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Hoyt Birge, 32, of Tallahassee was killed on May 9, 2017 after being lured to a duplex on Mission Road under the pretense of a prescription-opioid drug deal. A friend who was with him, Peter Tournay, witnessed the attack and later testified at trial.

Investigators arrested eight people in connection with the case. Paige Vowell was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and accessory after the fact and received a life sentence. Page Briggs, Patrick Berrane, David Howard, and Stanley West were convicted of third-degree murder and given lengthy prison terms; Berrane was identified as the person who fired the fatal shot and was sentenced to 50 years, Briggs to 45 years, and Howard and West to 30 years each. The prosecution said the group had planned to rob Birge of drugs and that the perpetrators cleaned the scene and placed his body in a car trunk, later found at a student apartment complex.

Does anyone have further details about the location on Mission Road or knew Birge and can share information that might fill in gaps about his last movements?