Daniel DeStefano, a 32-year-old newspaper delivery worker, was murdered on February 1, 2005, in Palm Beach, Florida. He was filling a newspaper stand at a convenience store in the early morning when Steven Douglas Hayward accosted him and demanded money. Despite DeStefano’s attempts to comply, Hayward shot him multiple times, killing him.

Witnesses heard DeStefano say he had no more money, then heard gunshots. Roosevelt McDowell saw Hayward searching a nearby car and later examine a bleeding hand under a streetlight; McDowell’s testimony and other evidence led to Hayward’s arrest. Hayward was tried on multiple charges, convicted by a jury, and the jury recommended a death sentence that the trial court imposed.

Does anyone have memories of DeStefano or additional information about that morning that could shed light on what happened?