Herbert Lee ’Buster’ Perkinson III, a 49-year-old man from Emerson, Georgia, was abducted from the driveway of his home on January 17, 2016, in what investigators described as a targeted attack connected to his residence. Two men surprised Perkinson and two friends just after 5 a.m.; the men drove away with Perkinson and, less than an hour later, he was found along the inside warning lane of southbound Interstate 75 near the Cobb–Cherokee line with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital and died of his injuries. Later reports said he had been beaten before being shot and abandoned; authorities said the killing appeared not to be random and that Perkinson likely knew his assailants.

Investigators explored several lines of inquiry, including whether the attackers expected to find something of value at Perkinson’s home and also whether connections to the sale of pit bulls might be relevant. In November 2017 the GBI released forensic sketches of two men believed to be involved, but no names have been publicly attached to the suspects and no arrest or charge has been announced. The GBI continues to list the case as an unsolved homicide and seeks information. If anyone knew Herbert Perkinson, his movements that morning, or the two men in the sketches, can you help provide a lead?