Robert Brewer was 21 and a resident of Bradenton, Florida, when he died on January 20, 2017. Funeral services were held at Westside Funeral Home in Palmetto, Florida, where friends and family gathered to mourn.

Authorities concluded Brewer was the victim of a brutal murder after a violent altercation at a party. Reports state he was repeatedly stabbed; when he did not die immediately his attackers put him in a duffel bag, took him to a dumpster and set him on fire. The incident prompted a criminal investigation and multiple arrests.

Prosecutors identified Kasey Ackerman as the ringleader. Ackerman, Brendan Lee Terry and Randy Allen Morris were charged in connection with Brewer’s killing; prosecutors described a motive tied to a personal dispute over Ackerman suspecting Brewer of flirting with his girlfriend. Two other people were accused of helping with cleanup and disposal.

Did anyone in the area know Brewer or see him at the party that night?