William Frederic Whitsett, 21, of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, was found dead on December 23, 2014, at a construction site in the Georgetown area of Savannah, Georgia. An autopsy confirmed he died from gunshot wounds. Investigators said the killing was tied to the drug trade and centered on a plot to turn Savannah into a marijuana distribution hub.

Within about three weeks, police arrested three people in connection with the slaying: Kevin Da Palmer, 23, and his girlfriend Genevieve Elizabeth Meeks, 20, both of Savannah, and 22-year-old Army Specialist Bradley Bates of Fort Stewart. Authorities alleged Palmer recruited others to lure Whitsett to Bates’s apartment, where Whitsett was shot with a .22-caliber pistol. Initial charges included murder, malice murder, and possession of a firearm during a crime; Palmer and Meeks also faced drug and related counts.

A jury later convicted Kevin Palmer of felony murder and related offenses; the murder charges against Meeks and Bates were dismissed, Meeks pleaded guilty to drug charges, and Bates was sentenced to time served for lying to a detective. Does anyone have information about Whitsett’s activities in Savannah or his movements in the days before December 23, 2014?