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In the early morning of June 7, 2015, 27-year-old Gregory Smith, the night manager at an Applebee’s in Fayetteville, Georgia, was found dead in his vehicle in the restaurant parking lot. His fiancée discovered him about 6:30 a.m. after he failed to return home from his shift. Smith had been shot through the driver’s side window; shell casings were nearby and his cell phone and keys were missing.

Investigation attention turned to two men after surveillance captured a Chevrolet Malibu near the restaurant around the time of the shooting. Tips linked the vehicle to 24-year-old Greg Haney Jr. of Jonesboro and 25-year-old Ladarius Kawon Jackson of Hampton. Authorities say Haney was a former Applebee’s employee; investigators concluded the attack was an attempted robbery based on the mistaken belief Smith would have the restaurant’s cash deposits.

Both men were charged with felony murder, malice murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault; Haney also faced a firearm-possession charge. At trial the surveillance footage was shown and witnesses, including a suspect’s mother and an ex-girlfriend, testified.

Did anyone who worked at that Applebee’s or lived near the restaurant notice the Chevrolet Malibu that morning or have additional details about the vehicle?