James Meyer, a 29-year-old businessman from Delaware, was killed on November 16, 1974, after being pulled over in Florida by a man later identified as Paul John Knowles. Knowles, who had disarmed Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Charles E. Campbell during an earlier traffic stop and was using the trooper’s marked patrol car and lights, forced both Campbell and Meyer into Meyer’s vehicle and drove them north into Georgia. In a secluded wooded area of Pulaski County, Knowles handcuffed both men to a tree and shot them execution-style with the trooper’s service weapon. Their bodies were found by deer hunters on November 21, 1974, after a search for the missing men.

Knowles had escaped from a Florida prison in July 1974 and was later captured on November 17, 1974, in Henry County, Georgia, following a high-speed chase and manhunt. While in custody he confessed to numerous killings but was shot and killed on December 18, 1974, during an alleged escape attempt while being transported by law enforcement. Anyone who knew James Meyer or saw him in Florida in November 1974 is asked to share what they remember.