Billy Joe Rutherford, 24, of Decatur, Illinois, was shot multiple times and killed outside a party on August 29, 2011, at 1317 North Woodford Street. Investigators reported he had been shot with both a nine-millimeter handgun and a shotgun.

Decatur police interviewed Demeco D. Hill in September 2011; Hill later admitted moving the gun used after Rutherford was shot and was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. A second, unnamed individual was accused of firing the shotgun. In August 2012 an additional charge of being an armed habitual criminal was brought against Hill. His motion that certain statements were involuntary was denied. In January 2014 Hill was convicted of being an armed habitual criminal and given a 25-year prison sentence; subsequent appeals and motions were filed and denied.

Rutherford was remembered by family as a loving father, son, and friend. Are there witnesses or neighbors who recall the party or activity around North Woodford Street that night?